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Books (first
series) have become an
American institution, im¬
mortalized in cartoons by
Briggs, epigrams by Will
Rogers, burlesques by Rob¬
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lads by F. P. A. . . .
'‘America is gasping for
words/'
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need not read mystery sto¬
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to get his thrills second¬
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battle single-handed to all
the words in the English
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foe of boredom — Ameri¬
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and grotesque paradox
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treat. With the Cross
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let the cosmos go hang.
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literature of escape — 4 4 the
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in these puzzles not only
thrills and tantalizes — it
teaches new words and en¬
riches one's general fund of
information. For the Cross
Word Puzzler, time is on
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beneath a bough,
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THE CROSS WORD
PUZZLE BOOK
THE GROSS WORD
PUZZLE BOOK
Second Series
A Second Anthology of Fifty New Cross Word
Puzzles Selected as the Best of the Thousands
Submitted to the New York World Published
Here Exclusively for the First Time, and Edited
By
PROSPER BURANELLI
F. GREGORY HARTSWICK
MARGARET PETHERBRIDGE
Preface by
WILLIAM A. STERN II
CROSS WORD PUZZLE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
SIMON AND SCHUSTER, INC.
THE PLAZA PUBLISHING COMPANY
New York :: 1924
If you wish a copy of The Book
of the Correct Answers for The
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the enclosed postal.
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Publishing Company, 37 West 57th
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copy of the answers by return mail.
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Please turn to pages 119-123 of
this book for announcements of
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Cross Word Puzzles
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FOREWORD BY THE PUBLISHERS
ONE Cross Word Puzzle Book leads to another.
Now that the second volume, containing a new series
of fifty more Cross Word Puzzles, is available, it seems fitting
to take the reader behind the scenes and give him a short
history of this cross word business.
The first Cross Word Puzzle Book was published on April
10th, 1924. In New York it sprang into immediate popu¬
larity, becoming there a best seller within a fortnight. A
small but ardent group of cross word puzzle devotees gave
the fad a running start. Among these pioneers may be men¬
tioned F. P. A., Montague Glass, Neysa McMein, Emily Price
Post, Baird Leonard, Ruth Hale, Gelett Burgess, Robert C.
Benchley, Hendrik Willem Van Loon, Kathleen and Charles
G. Norris, Mary Roberts Rinehart, and Carolyn Wells.
Cross word puzzling became the thing to do, the raging
topic of conversation, supplanting Coue, Mah Jong, and
Bananas (first a slogan — now a fact!). With this impetus,
the pastime’s popularity radiated to other cities, and within
a month the Cross Word Puzzle Book was ranked No. 4 on
the national list of non-fiction best sellers. Three weeks
later it advanced to third place, and the following month
jumped into the lead, where it appears to remain indefinitely.
First a fad, then a best seller, the Cross Word Puzzle Book
became an American institution, immortalized in cartoons
by Briggs, prose-epics by Bob Benchley, and ballads by
F. P. A.
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FOREWORD
Ordinary books are meant to be read. Here is a book
in which one writes — more than that, a book in which one
has the supreme satisfaction of unravelling a real mystery,
tracking down clue after clue. This, no doubt, is the secret
of the irresistible fascination of Cross Word Puzzling. Every
one enjoys being an amateur Sherlock Holmes — and the
tantalizing black-and-white word patterns provide an ideal
battle-ground for one’s detective instincts.
This deep-rooted appeal explains the extraordinary popu¬
larity of the book. When we announced in one of our early
advertisements that “people do not want this book — they
crave it!” we had actual proof to support this statement —
frenzied fans storming the publishers’ office to get extra
copies in order “to keep peace in the house.”
Six weeks after the publication of the first Cross Word
Puzzle Book — May 18th, to be precise — the Cross Word
Puzzle Association of America was formed at a convention
at the Hotel Ambassador, New York. At this congress the
rules and regulations of Cross Word Puzzling were formu¬
lated. A contest for the cross word puzzle championship of
the world was held, and William A. Stern II won first hon¬
ors, solving a standard eleven-square formation in 10
minutes, 10 and two-fifths seconds. Mr. Stem has written
a preface for this book, explaining the delights of cross word
puzzling, for both novice and veteran.
Thus, in the words of Neal O’Hara, America began to
gasp for words. The Cross Word Puzzle became the Great
Escape from Boredom — the most powerful enemy of
ennui. . . .
Not only entertainment and thrills, but sound instruction
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FOREWORD
reward the true Cross Word Puzzler. Here is the most de¬
lightful and the most effective way of building up one’s
vocabulary and enriching one’s general fund of information.
Dictionaries and synonym books joined the best seller list,
right behind The Cross Word Puzzle Book itself, for every
one, to obtain the maximum benefit and fun, must have a dic¬
tionary or a word book handy.
The pencil and eraser provided with The Cross Word Puz¬
zle Book proved to be a most popular feature. Post cards
for applying for the correct answers to the puzzles also
pleased the followers of the pastime. This equipment, there¬
fore, is retained in the Second Series. The suggestion has
been made that future editions of the book be equipped with
shock-absorbers and four-wheel brakes.
Thousands of puzzle enthusiasts have indicated their eager¬
ness for this second series of cross words. This book, like
the first volume, is edited and compiled by the Cross Word
Puzzle Editors of the New York World , the undisputed
leaders of the gentle art. Every effort has been made to
safeguard the technical perfection of the puzzles. This time
they are arranged in the order of their difficulty, beginning
with fairly easy ones, and ranging to the most intricate forma¬
tions, calculated to baffle Houdini himself. Beauty of design,
accuracy of definition, complete interlock, and the minimum
number of unkeyed letters — these elements have all been
considered in selecting the puzzles. We are confident that
they will prove as absorbing, as entertaining, — yes, as excit¬
ing, — as the first fifty.
The Publishers .
[3]
PREFACE
By William A. Stern, 2nd
Cross Word Puzzle Champion of the World
WO years ago I saw a friend of mine earnestly studying
X a checkered diagram in the magazine section of a Sun¬
day newspaper. Curiosity impelled me to ask him whether
he had taken up cross-stitching, because the pattern he so
zealously pored over resembled closely that of an old-fash¬
ioned sampler. When he explained that he was attempting
to solve a puzzle I laughed, because in my ignorance I be¬
lieved that puzzles were childish time-wasters. I snorted my
disdain at this sort of balderdash and, angered, he challenged
me to try my hand at it.
I confidently predicted that I would easily solve the foolish
enigma and after he had explained the manner of solution I
set to work. A few minutes later I started asking questions.
What was one supposed to do? My friend explained a sec¬
ond time and I was all at sea. Finally I understood what
to do, but was shaky on how to do it. I finished that puzzle
the next day. I gave little thought to food and rest; in the
end I triumphed.
Since that time I have solved many cross word puzzles but
on none have I consumed as much time as on that first heart-
breaker. I used to blame my slowness on the fact that the
method was never properly explained, but I now believe that
my friend who gave me my first cross word baptism was an
adequate instructor. The chief difficulty which the uniniti-
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PREFACE
ate meets lies in the struggle to concentrate on the explanation.
In their simplest terms here are the rules and technique of
cross word puzzling:
The primary object of the game is to fill up the blank spaces
in a cross word design with letters which spell out words.
The solver guesses the words from their definitions. By
looking at a pattern we can tell how many letters are in a word
to be guessed. Suppose, for example, you were asked for
a six letter word meaning unsteady . You would go through
all the synonyms for unsteady that you could recall. You
would discard unstable, shaky , tipsy , tottering and rocky
because none of these words has the proper number of let¬
ters. You would accept groggy or fickle. Now apply this
system to the solution of a puzzle.
The definitions of the words are shown in two divisions:
one division is captioned Horizontal, the other Vertical. Be¬
fore each definition is a number which indicates that the word
defined has its first letter in the square of the same number
on the pattern. For example, in the puzzle on the jacket of
this book (which is Number 1 in the book itself), we see
under Horizontal, “1. stout.” This means that the word is
read horizontally and starts in the space numbered “1” on
the pattern. The answer is “plump.”
A word always runs from its first letter to a black square or
to the end of the diagram. Having the word “plump” written
in, we now have hints of a certain letter in each of four other
words, because each of the letters in this word, except the
letter “L,” is used to form a word which is read downwards.
Under the heading Vertical may be found the definitions of
the words which read downwards. So we see that the letters
in plump are used in the words prove , up, map, and
plant. The letter “L” is called in cross word parlance
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PREFACE
an unkeyed letter because it does not give the solver a key
to another word. Well constructed puzzles have few un¬
keyed letters. You will notice also that all the words in
the puzzle are joined together or interlocked so that after
guessing the first word the solver may decode the entire puz¬
zle without one being minus a hint of some sort.
I do not mean to infer that these puzzles must be so con¬
structed that the solver has a simple task. An object of
crosswording is to puzzle, but fairness to a hard working
puzzler dictates certain laws for the designer to follow. The
first of these laws is the all-over interlock. The second is
that in obsolete, rare, and unfamiliar words no letter should
be unkeyed.
And now a few words as to technique. Of course I prefer
my own method to any other, but I do not claim for it greater
merit than the systems I will tell you about. When I get a
puzzle to solve, my first move is to read all the definitions.
Among these I am sure to find some familiar and overworked
words which I can set into place and be off to a flying
start. Certain simple three letter words such as bog , fen , pen,
boa, emu, and roc, and other words in which vowels pre¬
dominate such as opera and arena are used in hundreds of
puzzles. I get these out of the way in short order. My
next move is to start working on that part of the puzzle where
I have filled in the largest number of words, because it is
there that I have the greatest number of hints. If I strike
a snag I immediately take up my work in some other place.
And so I work my way around to completion.
Some people obtain excellent results by another method.
They first do all the horizontal words which quickly come to
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PREFACE
mind. And then all the vertical. Thus they get an excellent
start from which to work. Some solvers use the system of
building up from the first word which they can guess.
Just a few words of warning:
First — Beware of putting in certain words whose defini¬
tions do not accurately define. Parts of the verb “to be,”
personal pronouns, exclamations, notes of the scale, prefixes,
suffixes and prepositions should not be filled in unless an in¬
terlocking word gives you a hint as to what they are. They
are so numerous that without a hint it is futile to attempt to
guess them.
Second — Beware of homonyms. A homonym is two
words which have the same sound, but have different mean¬
ings. The best illustration of a homonym appeared in
F. P. A.’s column, the Conning Tower, a few years ago. Ac¬
cording to my feeble memory the sentence ran, “If I should
say that you are prone to carp, I would not mean that you
are lying face downward to a deep sea fish.” How often
does the solver struggle over such a definition as “light,” be¬
lieving all the while that he must find a word meaning an
illuminant, when the correct word is “airy”!
Third — Beware of sloppy printing and careless erasing.
When you write in a word, letter neatly. Do not make a P
look like an R. And when you find it necessary to erase
be sure to obliterate every letter. Dangling characters which
rubber crumbs have failed to pick up have cost so many
wasted hours that experts in efficiency have taken up the
matter in executive session.
Whatever method you employ or whatever mistakes you
make, you will reap pleasure and profit for your time. You
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PREFACE
will increase your vocabulary, give yourself mental disci¬
pline, and, above all, you’ll have fun.
I want to thank the Plaza Publishing Company, whose real
name is Simon and Schuster, for its work in getting out these
Cross Word Puzzle Books. Most of the puzzles are of the
first rank and the variety of design is amazing. In fact I
feel so kindly toward the publishers that I do not upbraid
them for the time they made me lose by a few errata in the
first edition, which they promptly corrected in the later edi¬
tions. I can heartily congratulate any owner of this Cross
Word Puzzle Book and all the Cross Word Puzzle Books to
follow on the days of real pleasure that lie before him.
William A. Stern, 2nd.
New York City, June, 1924.
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HOW TO SOLVE A CROSS WORD PUZZLE
THERE are two essential points that must be remembered
by initiates into the cross word puzzlers’ fraternity.
First, the numbers in the squares
refer to the definitions; secondly,
there should be but one letter to
each white square.
Figure 1 shows a cross word
puzzle challenging each and every
one of us to solve it. Looking the
puzzle over we find that 1 hori¬
zontal calls for a seven letter word
meaning “disparage.” That is not
so easy, so we leave it temporarily.
We go on to the next one, which is
a three letter word meaning “a
cereal grass.” What else could it
be but OAT? Therefore we ink in
OAT in the proper squares. “Vice
Admiral.” That most assuredly
must be VA. We place that into
position. The ninth, tenth and
eleventh do not come to our minds
immediately, so we pass them up.
We will catch them on the cross
check. Twelve is familiar, how¬
ever, and with a little thought we
place LO in the vacant squares. The rest do not come to
us, so we leave them also, and turn to the verticals.
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EXAMPLE
Fic. 1
DEFINITIONS
Horizontal
1 Disparage
6 Cereal grass
7 Abbr. Vice Admiral
9 An edge-tool
10 Urge
11 Skill
12 Behold
14 Prefix: good
15 Impair
17 Agreement
Vertical
1 Evolve
2 Toward
3 A rodent
4 Near
5 A web
8 Gone by
9 A land measure
13 A male sheep
15 Indeed
16 Disordered type
THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK
Looking over the diagram (See Figure 2) we find that
one vertical calls for a seven letter word whose third and
fifth letters are V and L respec¬
tively and which is defined as
“evolve.” The V and the L give
us the clue. The word is DE¬
VELOP. We place it in the di¬
agram. Two, three and four are
easy, for we have three clues to
work on and we find the proper
words without much difficulty. The
next one is beyond us, so we go on Fic. 2
to the one numbered 8. We find that a three letter word —
starting with A — meaning “gone by,” is needed. The clues
of A and 0 enable us to get that without much trouble, and
we place AGO in the square. We pass by nine, but thirteen is
easy. “A male sheep?” Why, of course, the word is RAM.
From now on the going is easy. We have plenty of clues
to the words that we do not know.
(See Figure 3.) Rechecking the
horizontals, we find that we have
the first, third, fourth and fifth let¬
ters of “disparage,” and with their
uid we easily see that the word is
DETRACT. Looking for a two let¬
ter word meaning “an edge-tool,”
we soon find that there is but one
word that will fit. We place AX in
position. With nine vertical beginning with an A it is easy
to find that ARE is the proper word. Ten horizontal
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THE CROSS WORD PUZZLE BOOK
proves to be EGG and eleven becomes ART. We say
to ourselves that if we could only get five vertical we
would have the puzzle solved. Well, why not? Is the second
letter an a, e, i, o, or u? The definition gives it as “a web.”
What word will fit but TEXTURE? We place that into posi¬
tion. Now, we find that we have the puzzle almost com¬
pleted. Fifteen horizontal needs a three letter word meaning
“impair.” Its middle letter must be an A. With the A to
guide us that is simple. The word is “SAP.” Fifteen and
sixteen being two letter words are easily found, and we place
SO and PI into position. We now find that we have the
puzzle completed with one exception. Seventeen horizontal
has to be found. Its first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh
letters are P OMI E. A consonant is needed for the second
letter, and R seems to be the most
logical choice. That gives us the
word, which is defined as “agree¬
ment.” (See Figure 4.)
We settle back into our chair with
a sigh of content at the thought of
a job well done. But that is not the
finish. Rather it is but the start.
Now that we have tasted the pleas¬
ures of cross word puzzling, we are
loath to give our time to anything else. What other amuse¬
ment offers the pleasure, instruction and satisfaction that is
to be found in Cross Word Puzzles? There is but one
answer to that question, and — foregoing the movies — we
settle down to the elusive task of tracking words to their lairs.
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DO’S AND DON’T’S FOR SOLVERS
DON’T get scared if you can’t guess the first horizontal
word. Go through the list till you find a definition that
you’re sure of. That is the simplest method of beginning
the solution. When you have written in all the words you are
sure of, you will have plenty of clues for the unknowns.
Don’t spent too much time with the long words unless you
are sure of them. They will appear when the short ones have
been solved. Of course, not all the short ones are easy, but
they are generally more readily attended to than the long
ones. Also, there are more of them, increasing the chances
of finding familiar faces among the definitions.
If you think a word is right, pencil it in lightly till you
are sure. This saves erosion of paper and temper. But
never hesitate to try a word that may be right. The trial and
error method holds in puzzling as it does in life.
Remember that the horizontals furnish a sure check on
the verticals, and vice versa.
If you are hopelessly stuck, try another puzzle. Inspira¬
tion sometimes waits for a return engagement.
A pleasant feeling of something attempted, something done,
accompanies the solution of a cross word puzzle. It’s good
for the inferiority complex.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Stout
5 Rapid
9 Roofs of mouths
11 Belonging to
13 Called
14 Adverb (degree)
15 Vessel
17 Presently
1 Demonstrate
2 Above
3 Plan
4 Sow
5 Cooks
6 United
7 Exists
8 Sense
10 Past
18 Perform
19 Happening
21 Weapon
23 Unclose
24 Also
25 Sorrow
27 Parts of speech
29 Conducted
VERTICAL
12 Was partial to
14 Circus performer
16 Lukewarm
18 To check in develop¬
ment
20 Born
22 Corroded
25 Article of clothing
26 Natural phenomenon
30 Japanese sash
32 Provide outlet for
33 Alleged force -
34 Obliterate
36 Preposition
37 Small herring
39 Cut out
40 Smells strong
27 Guard
28 Stains
31 Interjection of dis¬
gust
34 Conclude
35 End of day
37 Three-toed sloth
38 You
Puzzle No. 51
MADE IN A RATHSKELLER
A Duet
20
23
25
rWO of the editors went out to lunch one hot day, with this result. By the way,
this pattern is the same on which the puzzle for the World’s Championship
vas made up. Can you do it in ten minutes, ten and two-fifths seconds? That was
the time it took William A. Stern II to win the championship.
29
33
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V
1 Groundwork
5 Exhausted
9 High explosive
10 Small seed
11 Tropical chestnut
12 First son
14 Exercisings of author¬
ity
HORIZONTAL
17 A prophetic sign
18 Russian carnival
19 Melodies
20 Opposed to
23 Twirl
26 Refactory
29 Narrow street
30 Expression of hearty
assent
32 Moved swiftly
33 A common toy
35 A passageway in a
theater
36 Brief treatise
1 Exist
2 A stick
3 Designed
4 Chief actor in a play
5 A humanitarian so¬
ciety (abbr.)
6 ppp. (pi.)
7 Narrative poems
8 Preposition
VERTICAL
11 A Gypsy
13 Point
14 Become insane (two
words)
15 Present time
16 Holy person
21 Nothing
22 Extinct rulers
24 Looks furtively
25 Small hotel
26 New Testament
(abbr.)
27 A prayer
28 Fruit of certain palm
trees
31 Exclamation
34 Near
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Puzzle No. 52
A TRIAL BOUT
By Joseph A. Margolies
WHEN four eleven-letter words meet each other at right angles, something is
bound to happen. This only goes to show that Mr. Margolies of Brentano’s
is one of our most confirmed addicts.
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HORIZONTAL
1 Cavity
5 Morning prayer
9 Down with
13 Form of “to be”
14 Condiment made from
bean
15 A number
17 Short song
18 A seed vessel
21 To sift
23 Sooner than
24 A purpose
26 Point
27 Chronicles
29 Mexican cat
1 Hearty
2 Mineral
3 Motto
5 Man’s name
6 Yes
7 That thing
8 Modern
10 Candy
11 Commotion
12 Unites with thread
14 Daubs
16 Four score and ten
19 Vessel for ashes
20 Jumbled type
22 Nothing
24 Vipers
32 Terminate
33 Affinity
34 To be drowsy
36 By
37 Doctrines
38 Baubles
40 Parent
41 Spanish for “the”
42 Id est
43 Towards
45 Part of the eye
48 Petition
50 Indef. article
51 Haunch
53 Greetings
VERTICAL
25 Open for debate
27 Insect
28 Composed of thin
plates
30 Game
31 Child’s plaything
32 Ground
35 Make afraid
37 Ailing
39 Perch
44 Lubricant
46 Respect
47 Killed
48 Rouse
49 Figure with equal
angles
54 Skill
55 Splendor
57 Kind of type
60 A poet
61 Armed conflict
63 Aeriform fluid
65 Tilted
68 A tree
70 To lengthen
71 Witty saying
73 Male adult
74 Before time
75 Measure
76 The whole
77 Inquiries
50 Part of circle
52 Doll
54 Passages
56 Soak
58 Lick up
59 Forepart of vessel
62 Since
64 Metal bearing rocks
66 Short for Isaac
67 Small speck
68 Comrade
69 Noah’s vessel
71 Towards
72 Preposition
73 Mother
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Puzzle No. 53
AS YOU LIKE IT
By Mrs. J. Meissner
4 LL the words in this pattern should be in your every-day vocabulary. For in-
IL stance, the first word means a lot to golfers, and there are several that will
please the housewives.
r i9]
HORIZONTAL
1 Stocks and bonds
9 Hail
10 Anger
11 More exact
13 Paris subway
15 Roulade
16 Builder
1 Refractory
2 Boast
3 First lady
4 Tranquil
5 Act
6 Built
7 Girl’s name
18 Harmonize
20 Discretion
21 Expletive
23 Hits lightly
26 Famous Irish chalice
of 10th century
29 Stir
VERTICAL
8 To gyp
12 Beaten track
14 Bird of fable
17 Reposed again
19 Arrogant person
22 Surgeon’s cylindrical
saw
31 Snake
32 Make fast
33 Shellfish
35 Period
36 Members of hill tribe,
British India
37 Baked clay
24 Years
25 One who heaps
27 Town of Gold Coast
28 Gull (Scotch)
30 Nurse
34 Quarrel
Puzzle No. 54
TINY TIM
By W. S. Boyd
SIXTEEN black squares to one hundred and fifteen white is a pretty fine average.
A too black pattern means the constructor was a bit lazy. This is small, but
the words are not ordinary by any means.
1
2
3
4
5
<£>
7
e
■
3
i
■
II
1
13
14
15
■
16
17
18
19
1
20
lz.1
22
23
25
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2<S
■
^7
28
29
30
32
H
1
i33
34
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36
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37
[21]
HORIZONTAL
1 Consumptive
7 Part of a whole
12 Wings
13 Carrion
14 Member of Japanese
race
15 A fragmentary thing
17 Disciple
20 Eastern state
21 Flying insect
23 Small bottle
24 Note of the scale
25 Three-toed sloth
27 Anchor
28 For example
30 Nobleman
32 Girl’s name
33 Body of water
1 Pilgrimage to Mecca
2 Old age
3 Part of machinery
4 To be prolific
5 Fibrous substance
6 Astern
7 Heroine of famous
poem
8 Prison
9 Belonging to him
10 Explosive
11 Part of boat
15 Attack
16 Wanderers
18 Heathens
19 Consumed
22 Whetstone
34 Matron
36 Noble
38 Before
40 Small mug
42 Girdle
44 To catch sight of
45 Unite
46 One holding extreme
opinions
47 Epoch
48 Part of a hammer
50 Coarse
53 Snugly
55 Mineral spring
57 Required
60 Soon
61 And so forth
VERTICAL
23 Official endorsement
25 Dexterity
26 Evils
28 Sharp
29 Joke
31 Accessory of a plane
35 Mixer
37 A stand
39 To fee again
41 To suppose
43 Barbarian
44 Organ of the body
48 To languish
49 Small hole
51 To heat to fix colors
52 To retch
53 Flat basket
63 Human being
65 Anxiety
66 Exist
67 Treat as a celebrity
68 Southern state
69 Like
71 Small aperture
72 Mild expletive
74 Post graduate (abbr.)
75 Short poems
79 Character in “Ara¬
bian Nights’*
82 Booty
83 Bird
84 Inland body of water
85 Ensnare
86 Compartment
54 Sough
55 Scotchman
56 In the midst of
58 The time of light
59 To vouchsafe
62 Metallic material
64 The angel of death
70 Single
71 Interdiction
73 Magnesium silicate
74 Breakwater
76 Not (prefix)
77 Negative particle
78 Past
80 Transport by relays
of men and horses
81 College fraternity
[22]
Puzzle No. 55
A SPOTTED SPECTER
By J. T. Rich
IN spite of an abbreviation here and there, this puzzle is one which is high in its
rating. There aren’t so many difficult words in it; but the few that do exist will
keep you searching, or we miss our guess.
[23]
HORIZONTAL
1 Carouse
5 Question
7 Burdened
11 Part of “to be”
12 Beverage
13 Possessive pronoun
14 Perform
15 Guide
17 Total
19 Fossil gum
21 Wrath
22 Atrocious
25 Insect
26 Vision
28 Gloomy
1 Swift
2 Prince
3 Self
4 Graceful
6 Rotated rapidly
7 Legal document
8 Weapon
9 Paradise
10 Point of compass
16 Projection
17 Anthropoids
18 Shyness
20 Exposes
23 Organ
30 Period of time
31 Come to fruition
33 Encountered
35 Requires
37 Fool
38 Attack
40 Part of “to be”
41 Precipitation
42 Weed
43 Negative
44 Struck an attitude
46 Speak
48 Town in Germany
50 Matter
53 High explosive
VERTICAL
24 Vase
27 Reparation
29 Governmental act of
pardon
30 Fabulist of note
32 Postscript
34 Belief
35 Bite
36 Mournful
38 Metallic rock
39 Unit of weight
45 Connected rooms
47 Conjunction
49 Grimace
55 Having islands
58 Color again
61 Rodent
63 Seaport in Sicily
65 Period of time
67 Watchful
69 Mohammed’s adopted
son
70 Subnormal person
72 Thus
73 Absorbing of gases
74 Preposition
75 Support
76 Observe
77 At no time
51 State of U. S. (abbr.l
52 House animal
54 Clutch
56 Fasten
57 Clock faces
58 Elevate
59 Legendary character
60 House and land
62 Genus of plants
64 Thread
66 Repetition as a
means of learning
68 Huge mythical bird
71 Single
»
[24]
Puzzle No. 56
LITTLE BUT NEAT
By Isidore Edelstein
A PRETTY construction by an old-timer at the game. And don’t run away with
the idea that its size has anything to do with ease of solution! Tackle it, and
you’ll get what we mean.
[25]
0'000~-40\*P»W>-‘VOCn
HORIZONTAL
1 Domestic animal (fe¬
male)
Interlaced
Spanish dance
Charge with gas
Devoured
Bitter
Monastic female
Exclamation
Pile loosely
Perform
Civil War general
1 Nurturer
2 Beverage
3 Regarding
4 Age
5 Interlacement
6 Conjunction
7 Large vehicle
8 Studies
9 Syrian god
10 Group of eight
11 Oriental measure
22 Long hair of lions
(pl.)
24 Stitch
25 Ran rapidly
27 Foundation
29 Procured
30 Member
31 Gave formally
33 Begins
35 Vehicle
36 Dried fruit (hot.)
38 Term of address
VERTICAL
12 Sufficient (poet)
15 End of day (poet)
21 Avid
22 Unit of measure
23 An ascidian
24 Indications
26 Fish
28 Perceive
31 Dog
32 Charge
33 City in Nebraska
40 Article
41 Large snake
42 Note of musical scale
43 Contest
45 Impost
47 Rear
48 Become planted
deeply
50 Celestials
52 Facile
53 Portion
34 Sibilant rale
35 Hollow
37 Procured
39 Rodents
44 Age
45 Plaything
46 Finish
47 Bronze
49 Bone
51 Proceed
SEVEN GREEK CROSSES
By John B. Sirich, Jr.
WE counted the half -crosses to make up Mr. Sirich’s grand total. Please note:
no unkeyed letters, no abbreviations or contractions, and comparatively few
two- and three-letter words. Also double interlock throughout. Io triumphe!
[27]
HORIZONTAL
H
1 Adore
4 Suggests
7 Prepare for publica¬
tion
10 Article
11 Fish eggs
13 Ovum
15 Preposition
16 End
20 Consumed
22 Snare
23 Look at
25 Demons
26 Recent
1 Molten rock
2 Upon
3 Before
4 A fold in cloth
5 Not any
6 Outfit
7 Self
8 Pronoun
9 Ripped
12 Metallic earths
14 Young person
16 Enticements
17 Motionless
27 Serpent
28 Edge
29 Thigh
31 Decay
34 Condition
37 Egg-shaped
38 Periods
39 Examinations
41 Punitive
42 Japanese fish
44 Exist
45 Fool
47 Utensils
VERTICAL
18 Small particles
19 European country
21 It exists (contr.)
24 Affirmative
27 Take
30 Poles
32 Beverage
33 Negative
35 Small mound
36 Beverage
40 Spanish game
41 Diminish
43 Imitate
49 Quality
50 Numeral
51 Female deer
53 Lair
55 Shorthand memo®
ran da
60 Parent
62 Disturbance
63 Vegetable
64 Exists
65 Excitement
66 Wrench
67 Depression
46 Observe
48 Hurried
49 Flat cord
50 Ends
52 Monster
54 Refuge
56 Sailor
57 At once
58 Adept
59 Possessed
61 Preposition
64 Not out
[28]
Pczzle No. 58 BOOLA BOOLA
By Hassler Whitney
CONSIDERING how often the convenient “eli” finds its way into Cross Words,
it is quite right to include this puzzle from New Haven. It is undoubtedly
meant for freshmen, for despite a loose center and several unkeyed letters it shouldn’t
be too difficult.
[29]
HORIZONTAL
1 Large drinking bowl
5 Ruin
9 Geometrical figure
10 Unlimited quantity
12 Fine particles of stone
14 Is situated
15 Footprint
17 Serpent of S. Amer.
18 Near
19 Plots of ground
21 Jumbled type
22 Projecting part of
wheel
1 To adhere
2 Individual
3 Concerning
4 Market
5 Brine pit
6 Roman weight
7 Vehicle
8 Button
9 A multitude
11 Mother-of-pearl
13 Flower
15 Covering
23 Alkaline solution
25 Composed of the
number two
27 To earn
29 Whirl
31 Serious
32 Listlessness
33 Diffuse
34 Point of compass
36 Frosted
38 Small horse
40 Penetrated
41 Pronoun
43 Plain
46 Prefix, equal
47 Jurisprudence
49 Affray
50 Clear from weeds
51 To repeat the sound
of
53 Vicious
54 Fondles
55 Hourly
56 S. A. quadruped
VERTICAL
16 A fish
19 Knight errant
20 Granitic rock
22 Mark used in writing
24 Evolve
26 Exclamation of dis¬
gust
27 Fix
28 Mark aimed at
30 Wither
33 To designate
35 Division of stable
37 Quantities
39 Boy’s name
40 Beverage
42 Every one
44 The linden
45 To be in flower
46 Jot
48 Pronoun
50 Ejaculatory sound
52 Conjunction
54 Father
[30]
Puzzle No. 59
AT EASE
By John Fasel
IF you are angry and want something to fight with, don’t try this one. It won’t
give you much of a wrestle — that is, if you are one of those hard-boiled solvers.
But if you haven’t reached the state of complete addiction, or if you merely want a
fillip, Mr. Fasel’s construction will please you.
[31]
HORIZONTAL
1 Signify
5 Appointments
10 Nimbus
12 Mexican dollar
13 Negation
15 Timid
18 Exclam, of surprise
20 Above
22 Moderates
23 White
25 Legendary character
27 Chill
28 Violent strains
29 By
30 Salutations
1 Hush (exclam.)
2 Master
3 Man’s name
4 Floor in a warehouse
6 Mimics
7 Cardinal number
8 One sensible of the
beautiful
9 Consequently
11 Galvanize
13 Pert, to knots
14 Egg shaped
16 Impose
17 Exploits
18 Turning machine
32 Prescribed regimen
34 Exclamation
35 French article
36 Passage out
37 Certain quantity
38 Printers’ measure
39 Parent
41 Deposited
44 Holds a session
47 Another parent
49 One or any
50 On the top
51 Imitate
52 A reentrant angle
53 Primeval deity
VERTICAL
19 Flagrant crime
21 Unit of measure
24 Relating to
26 Goddess of night
28 Enclose
31 Toe or finger
33 Style of capital
39 Repair
40 Imbecile
41 Lounging
42 C a p e on Atlantic
Coast
43 Distress
44 Vigorous argument
55 Rent
57 Wear away
59 Musical character
60 Acts involving civil
action
62 By word of mouth
63 The man or person
64 Head hunters of Lu¬
zon
67 Selenium (symbol)
68 Break
69 Rate of exchange
71 City in Utah
72 Angry
45 Definite article
46 Woman’s club
47 Greedy king (myth.)
48 Anoint
54 Symbol for tellurium
56 Misses
58 Marking an alterna¬
tive
60 Drink
61 Asterisk
65 To go about idly
66 Self
68 Thus
70 Bone
[32]
Puzzle No. 60
NOT TOO HARD
By Saul Berman
THIS constructor built a form that gave himself a lot of two-letter words. Are
two-letter words permitted in English? They are. But there are only a few
of them in existence and, consequently, they are repeated often.
[33]
HORIZONTAL
1 Intervals of time
7 Ordain
13 Bad, soft coal
14 African animal
16 Creeks
17 A fish
19 Wrath
20 Flowed
21 Behold
23 Males
25 To feel pain
26 Pronoun
27 Associate
29 Projection
1 Sacred songs
2 Unit of measure in
printing
3 To repent of
4 Article
5 To cheat
6 Snow shoe
7 To imitate
8 Jumbled type
9 Elliptical
10 Substance resulting
from the decompo¬
sition of a body by
electrolysis
11 New England
12 African fly
15 Exist
18 To lease
31 Spanish epic
32 Spanish particle
33 Vehicle mounted on
runners
35 Hang down
37 A tree
38 Lad
39 Trap
40 Vessel
41 Annoy
43 Flambeau
45 No more than
48 A large fabulous bird
49 To decay
VERTICAL
20 Free
22 Highly inflammable
liquid
24 Negative
25 To be ill
26 Product of dissocia¬
tion
28 Small three masted
vessel
30 Fungus of rye
31 Sure hold
32 Measure
34 Diminutive child
36 Melody
37 Dog
41 Noisy quarrel
42 Nonsense
43 Child’s toy
50 Possessive pronoun
52 Hasten
53 Preposition
54 To undermine
56 A viscous substance
58 A parent
59 To plan
60 To interdict
62 To bore into
64 Indigo plant
66 Fertile spot
68 Bobbin
70 Infatuated
71 A sweetmeat
44 Stroke
46 Odd
47 Empower
49 Sharp blow
51 Rested
54 Sailor
55 Possesses
57 Uncommon
59 Glove
60 Exclamation express¬
ing disgust
61 Nothing
63 Coop
65 None
66 Bone
67 Therefore
69 For example
[34]
Puzzle No. 61
THE EASIEST WAY
By Mildred M. Sanders
HERE are all your favorite three-letter words in neat array. With such practice
as this one, you’ll soon get to know every three-letter word in the dictionary.
[35]
HORIZONTAL
1 Lead
6 Coronet
11 Rescinds
13 One who dissolves
14 Kitchen implement
16 Bank clerks
17 Immerse
18 Primary
20 Card game
21 Still
22 Self-lovers
23 Product of dissocia¬
tion
1 Showy
2 Looses
3 Awkwardly
4 Press for payment
5 Heroine of series of
stories
6 Relates
7 Badly
8 Workshop
9 Plant again
10 Flagrant crime
12 Scorch
13 Fleshy
24 Crafty
26 Record
27 Anti-prohibitionist
28 Veer
30 Hill
31 Small house
32 The sun
33 The woman
36 Away
38 Do
39 City in Italy
42 Sprite
44 Prefix, three
VERTICAL
15 Wild beasts
16 Hebrew month
19 Small bird
25 Sailing vessel
27 General commanding
at the battle of
Quebec
29 Sorrow
30 Also
33 Knowledge of truths
34 Dreads
35 Ties
37 Level
45 Lamentations
47 High (music)
49 Corroded
50 Estate of a nobleman
51 Mound
52 Stays
54 Furnace for melting
ore
56 Get away
57 Precipitates frozen
rain
58 Paces
59 Tight
38 Painter
39 Brilliant reflection
40 Nothing
41 Minute particles
43 Groups of vessels
44 Legends
45 Looks secretly
46 Noticed by means of
a sense
48 Brief
53 Opening
55 Sheltered
[36]
Puzzle No. 62
PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
By Mordecai M. Richter
THIS looks like the plan of a fortress. Like a fortress of the true medieval type
it has four massive comer ramparts, towers, battlements. The enemy might
be tempted to pierce those thin side indentations, but remember the military strategy
about the danger of getting into pockets and being trapped.
[37]
HORIZONTAL
1 Cosmetic
5 Instrument for writ¬
ing
8 Blaze
12 Propeller
13 Wind-flower
14 Girl’s hat
15 Exhaust
17 Sink
18 Many days
20 Shell-fish
21 Cut
24 Artful
25 Delight
28 Rawhide
1 Fish
2 Scarcer
3 Epoch
4 Human being
5 Equals
6 Perfume
7 Stylish
8 Small in number
9 Consumed
10 One who creates
11 Watering place
16 Internal
19 Spirit actuating man¬
ners and customs
21 Overcome
30 Water fowl
31 Exclamation
33 Clamor
35 Household1 utensils
36 Either
37 Consecrate
38 People who talk fool¬
ishly
39 Glass vessel
40 After Christ
41 Pert, to air
42 Tumult
44 Toward
45 Nimble
47 Forehead
VERTICAL
22 Aloft
23 People who run away
secretly
25 Companion
26 By, near
27 Soft tissues
29 Loiter
30 Native American race
32 Bricklayers’ box for
mortar
34 To shoot forth
35 By
36 Cereal
41 Part of dress
49 Dens
51 Possesses
53 Ringlet
55 Mixture of herbs
56 Stop
59 Furnish with side sup
ports
60 Annoyed
63 Organ of hearing
64 Result
65 One
66 Manage
67 Stationary
68 Indian tent
43 Trunk
45 Note of scale
46 Hate
48 Ourselves
50 Sweet flower extract
51 Stags
52 Wooden shoe
54 Place
56 Fixed
57 Part of “to be”
58 Period
60 Wager
61 Knock
62 Tinge
[38]
Puzzle No. 63
GOOD AS GOLD
A'
By B. Eisner and A. B. Leavitt
LL these words, from Cosmetic to Indian Tent, from Fish to Tinge, are good
Rotarians. Mr. Babbitt knows and uses them all. Do you? If not, why not?
[39]
HORIZONTAL
1 Shrubs
6 Ripe
11 Match
12 S. Am. tuber
13 Famous poem
15 Otherwise
16 Double
18 Knob
20 Towards
21 Weary
23 Height
25 Came together
26 A cleanser
28 A measure
29 Harmonize
1 Mexican donkey
2 You and me
3 Place
4 Cuts
5 Musical composition
6 Fertilizer
7 A bad waiter
8 Mexican gum tree
9 N. E. State (abbr.)
10 Consumed
11 Palms off
14 Fond lovers
17 That thing’s
19 Natural metal
30 Lick up
32 Beverage
33 Club
34 Spectacles
37 Refuges
39 A high Moslem office
40 Describes the crowned
head
42 Crowd
45 Augment
46 On behalf of
48 Finish
49 Character
51 Strengthening
53 Couch
VERTICAL
22 Cabbage
24 Ring up
25 Silent
27 Flapjack
29 Houses of call
31 Peas “en masse”
33 Wash
35 Memorize
36 Crafty
37 Head gear
38 Sister of mercy
40 Pull up
41 Elongated fishes
43 Effluvium
55 Sounds of sudden
pain
56 Tedium
58 Hurried
59 Forward
60 Loathe
61 Short paragraph
63 That thing
64 Tendency
66 Japanese coin
67 Vexes
69 A gnawer
70 Arenas for putters
44 Titans
46 Large wood
47 A form of exercise
50 Possessor
51 Add
52 Small bed
54 Does not succeed
56 Barren
57 Lake
60 Coal scuttle
62 More (Shakespeare)
65 Not any
68 Within
[40]
Puzzle No. 64
LULLABY
By Hugh P. Evans
JUST a song at evening. This one should be a mere pleasant moment. If you
love ease, here it is. However, “easy to solve and hard to construct,” is the
way the song sometimes should go. It is hard to keep inside a small dictionary.
1 To testify under
oath
5 Criminal
9 Exceeded
14 Tool
15 Knock
16 Caprice
17 A grain for making
malt
20 Allayed
22 Polly wants a
cracker
24 Beast of burden
25 To reconcile to a
loss
27 Glacial ridges
29 Belonging to us
30 Explain
32 Laboriously
35 To the inside of
36 Closest
38 Specious
40 Hostelries
1 To humiliate
2 Clergyman
3 Night bird
4 Killed
6 Period of time
7 Used by cowboys
8 Open
10 From a great dis¬
tance
11 Title of address
12 Hardy
13 In the way
18 Kind of tree
19 Longed for
20 Terminates
21 Specified quantity
22 Return
23 Away
26 Greek God of War
28 Vehicle on runners
31 Dam in a river
HORIZONTAL
41 First woman
43 To dress
45 Eagle
46 Privately
48 Nidus
51 To deface
53 Norse deity
55 A weight of Turkey
57 King
59 Feathery
60 Having ten legs
61 Substitute
62 Loose part of coat
63 At another time
65 A presiding officer
67 Bustle
68 Healthy physical
state
70 At that place
73 Prepare for publica¬
tion
75 Culmination
77 Greek mountain
VERTICAL
33 Indians of Utah
34 Employed
35 Writing fluids
37 Vexation
39 Inhabitant of north¬
ern region
42 Having such a face
44 To infer
45 To eject
46 Concerning
47 Wear away
49 To discourse on
50 Praise
52 Southern state
UbbT.y
54 Artificial language
56 Poem
58 Finis
64 Goddess of retribu¬
tive justice
66 Weapon for airplane
78 Worry
80 Guided
82 Tracked
86 Gratuities
88 A certain unknown
quantity
90 To shut up
92 Hastened
93 Way of acting
94 Bag
96 Caustic alkaline so¬
lution
97 Presents itself
99 Single things
102 More stately
104 Shelter
105 Individual
106 Article of clothing
107 Fears greatly
108 Mist of condensed
vapor
109 Stuffed
69 Horse food
71 Mask
72 Precipitate
74 Short paragraph
76 Cupid
78 Spring
79 Fearful
80 Aged
81 The emu
83 Pastries
84 Less interesting
85 Looked askance
87 Organ of hearing
89 Belonging to thee
91 Grain
93 Useless plant
95 Jot
98 Body of water
100 Negative
101 Beverage
103 Invitation
[42]
I# Puzzle No. 65
QUIET COMFORT
By Marcam
THIS one stays close to the amenities of English. There are few words you
don’t use, if your vocabulary is as ample as a cross word puzzler’s should be.
By the way, has your vocabulary expanded since you’ve started puzzling?
[43]
HORIZONTAL
1 Mountain range be¬
tween Italy and
Switzerland
4 Minute particle
8 Affirmative votes
12 Steep eminence
16 Evergreen
17 Skill
20 Since
21 Substitute
23 Correlative of neither
24 Net to be drawn
along bottom
26 To mock
27 Rough cloth
29 Issue forth
30 Kind of muffin
31 Close by
32 Not anything
33 Mournful
35 Fairly good
37 A modern dance
39 Speckled
1 Distant
2 Brim
3 Hurl
4 Silvery
5 To play with
6 Belonging to
7 Inorganic natural
substance
8 Constitutionals
9 You
10 Termination
11 Writing
13 Musical composition
14 Affirmative
15 Rule
17 Soft drink
18 Study
19 Sweet potato
22 Halting
25 Essence
27 Fixed as to time
28 Argues
30 Polite
42 Industrious insect
43 Musical instrument
45 Orang-outang
46 The thing
47 Equipped
49 To deprive
52 Similar to
53 To calumniate
55 Sick
57 A bird
59 Evening
60 Regained
61 A decree
62 Feeble-mindedness
64 Source
65 Crested Brazi 1 i a n
bird
68 Sun God
69 A right
71 A brace
72 Square of type
73 Incorporated
(abbr.)
VERTICAL
34 Branches
35 Raised platform
36 Ointment
38 Remiss
40 Leave out
41 Article of furniture
43 Grains
44 Witnesses
47 Concerning
48 Deserve
50 Addition to a docu¬
ment
51 Weave
54 Hail
55 Wrath
56 Support
58 Playing card
62 Song
63 Opportunity
66 Rough
67 Indian servant
70 Anxious (alternate
spelling)
75 Married male Indian
78 Literary collection
79 Joins
82 A drop
83 Scarcity
85 Ox-like animal
86 Lake
87 Row
88 Owns
90 Girl’s name
92 Consumed
94 Hebrew measure of
capacity
97 To originate
100 Sailor
101 In style (Fr.)
103 Transgress
104 For all time
107 Requested
108 Branches of learning
109 Look for
110 Female deer
111 Arrived
71 Country in Europe
74 Crying earnestly
76 Crag rising above
glacier
77 Said
78 Compound yielding
chrysphanic acid
80 Sacred image
81 Says
83 Clowns
84 Interjection
89 Plateau
91 Surface of fibers
93 Harden
95 Springtime of life
96 Yield
98 Russian village
99 Before
101 Consumed
102 Dull
105 Myself
106 Negative
[44,]
Puzzle No. 66
DIAMONDS WITHIN DIAMONDS
By Isis
PLENTY of trouble ahead here for the unwary solver. The four-letter word
border is a tricky thing to monkey with, for often the wrong word contains the
same number of letters and answers the definition perfectly. A good many unkeyed
letters, but none in critical places.
[45]
HORIZONTAL
1 Visionary
7 Entangled
13 Number
14 Cleanse
15 Mere
16 Sluggishness
17 Calvinist
18 Assuredly (slang)
19 Scoff
21 Try
22 Whelp
23 Debtor
1 A fabled animal
2 Prong
3 Burdensome
4 Forward
5 A genus of bees
6 A shade of difference
7 African weight
8 Not at any time
9 Aid
10 Grottos
11 Periods
12 Tooth-shaped
26 Part of glacier
28 Opposed
30 Point at root of nose
32 Not accustomed
34 Whirlpool
35 Layers
37 One who conducts
magazine
40 Carbonize
41 Braids
44 Musical instrument
45 Single (Scotch)
VERTICAL
20 Offspring of Hindoos
and Europeans
24 Soil
25 A light robe
26 A reprimand
27 Heals
28 A revenue collector
29 A settled course
31 Grain
33 Bend forward
35 Abrades
36 Fortification
46 Serpents
49 Attack
51 Mineral
53 Braided
54 Local
55 Nobleman — A. S.
56 Privilege of taking
toll
57 Darnel
58 Newcomer on land
59 Made merry
38 Characteristic
39 Fared sumptuously
42 British author
43 Seesaw
47 Berry
48 Alluvial deposit
49 Looped wire
50 Mitigate
51 Small coin
52 Anxiety
[46]
Puzzlb No. 67
A STAID FORM
By Charles Erlenkotter
THIS plot of crosses and dots looks safe and conservative. There are, however,
several perfectly good English words that will give you a thrill. By strange
coincidence, this odd pattern was used by another contributor and will be found
elsewhere in the book. A comparison of the two puzzles will be interesting.
[47]
HORIZONTAL
1 One who guards
38 Accustom
63
Disincumber
88
Makes equal
8 Of or pertaining to
40 Official documents
64
Retreats
90
Place of worship
wisdom or learn¬
conferring rights
66
Exist
92
Invisible fluid
ing
or privileges
67
Checkered
93
A long river
15 Fleet of ships
42 Anthropoidal ape
70
Otherwise
95
Entwined
16 Malefactor
44 Guide
71
Relieves
97
Superlatively good
18 Exclamation of sor¬
46 Slight deviation from
73
To fix deeply or in¬
98
The thing
row
accuracy
delibly
99
Old
19 Included
47 Heed
74
Thus
101
Skill
21 To pick
48 In, on, near or by
75
One thing
102
Silent
23 Obtained
50 Indians of an Algon¬
76
A form, the faces of
104
Confusion
24 Snakes
quin tribe in Can¬
which are parallel
105
Mountain in Thes¬
25 Look!
ada
to one axis
saly
26 The stem of a ship
52 Rages
79
Utensils
106
Visionary creation of
28 Official residences of
54 Like
81
Individual pies
the imagination
ministers
55 That which restricts
83
Certain hardwood
108
Dry
31 To greet
57 Turmoil
trees bearing edi¬
110
Dominion
33 Murmur lovingly
59 Expatiate
ble nuts
111
Rapid, involuntary
34 Serf
61 Hiatus
85
Custom
oscillation of the
35 Perfume
62 Traveler by boat or
87
Mountain near an¬
eyeballs
37 Court
train
cient Troy
VERTICAL
1 Chief
new words, or new
49 Another wild beast
77
To gather
thickly
2 Above and in con¬
meanings
51 Efface
again
tact with
17 Destiny
53 Expert
78
Comanchean
3 Narrow strip
20 Midday
54 Range of very high
80
A wise man
4 Alleged source of
22 Seaweed
mountains
82
Entrance
all human curi¬
24 Small insects
56 Small rug
83
Curve
osity
25 Savage wild beast
57 A king of Judah
84
Stalk
5 Imaginary circle in
27 Spirit
58 Unit
86
Pant
the heavens
29 Ends; aims
60 Assist
89
Pert, to the
palate
6 From
30 Fur-bearing animal
64 Adherence to regu¬
91
Atrabilious
7 Sailing races
32 Absent
lar and habitual
94
Orient
8 Doses: drafts
34 Center
course of action
96
Wrath
9 One
36 Apparel
65 Lift
97
Floating fragment of
10 Sacred city of Tibet
39 Receiver
68 Love affair
a glacier
11 A mountain
41 Pert, to the skin
69 Household servants
100
Employ
12 To shatter; crush
43 Any official orders or
72 Exhausted in using
103
A drink
13 Exists
decrees
73 A small fish
105
Bone
14 One who makes a
45 Least shallow
75 Range of mountains
106
Accomplish
practice of using
47 To lie over and upon
between Europe
107
Belonging to
i me
and Asia
109
A measure
[48]
Puzzle No. 68 A FLOCK OF TWO-SPOTS
By Persephone
4 N eye for efficiency as well as beauty constructed this one. Trust the ladies to see
the possibilities in simple effects! And the words are very much present, too.
A good one to try your hand on if you think you’re good.
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[49]
HORIZONTAL
1 Wild
6 Pieces of window
glass
10 One who is familiar
with all the details
of an art
15 Article
16 One who annoys
17 Make fast
18 Pronoun
19 Closely mown grass
plot
20 Make amends for
22 Drop of saline liquid
secreted by the
lacrimal glands
24 That on which the
affections are pas¬
sionately set
26 All correct
27 Father
29 Masses
31 Group
32 Gradually enervate
34 Marsh
36 Infold
39 A duet
40 Possesses
41 Raise the spirits of
42 Obliterate
43 Disregard the divine
law
44 Tocsin
45 Near the stern
47 Situation
49 Quality
51 Worthless matter
53 Bends forwards
56 Single
57 Circuit or journey
59 Manlike monkeys
62 A tree
63 To provoke
64 Sidewise
65 In error
66 Reverential fear
68 Shelter
70 Nautical mile
72 Objective of “she”
74 Erudition
76 Small shears
79 Island
80 Shabby clothing
83 Military aviator
84 Used to express
comparison
86 Poem
88 Diminish
89 Frozen rain
90 Freeze or chill
92 Anarchist
93 Before
94 Heretofore
96 Exist
97 Immerse and with¬
draw
98 Fall in drops
100 Physician (abbr.)
102 Conjunction
103 A range of the
voice
104 Bind to secrecy
107 Decorate
110 Subjugated
112 The thing
114 Rigorous
115 Inveigle
116 Exclamation
117 The period of minor¬
ity
118 Antagonist
119 Talent
VERTICAL
1 Starve
2 Upon
3 And others
4 Stitch
5 Bronze
6 Summit
7 Skill
8 Bring forth young
9 Gait
10 A dull surface
11 A single spot
12 False pretence
13 Printer’s measure
14 Object
19 Quantities
21 Metal-bearing rock
23 Bars
25 Church officer
26 Precious stone
28 Exclamation
30 Constructs
32 Perceive
33 Mitigate
34 Dread
35 Catches
37 Apart
38 Pamper
44 Exist
46 Zealot
48 Printer’s measure
49 The whole
50 Not at all
51 Tries
52 Cuts
54 Vows
55 Beach
57 Extension (abbr.)
58 Dashed
60 Enclosure
61 Toper
67 Marvel
69 Ardent
71 Not the same
73 Draw out
75 Hesitant interjection
77 None (colloq.)
78 Annoyance
79 Preposition
81 Mimic
82 Hold back
84 Rip
85 Consumed
86 Institute
87 Conduct a periodical
90 Inactive
91 Eras
95 Self
99 City in Italy
101 Venture
102 Without another
103 So be it
105 Limb
106 Time immediately
preceding
108 A low haunt
109 Batter
110 Pull
111 Part of “to be”
113 Preposition
116 Gold (chem.)
[50]
Puzzle No. 69 LOOSELY WOVEN
By John Boyajy
THE warp and weft of this one are not drawn too tightly together. If the puzzle
has a fault, it is in the abundance of black squares, but the neat interlock
saves it. Rather easy for the adept, and not an undue tax on the novice.
[51]
HORIZONTAL
1 Responds
7 Articles of Scotch
costume
14 Way
15 Ordered thought
16 Hoarder
18 French river
19 Relating to
21 Signs
23 A conjunctive
24 Vase
26 Contend
27 Make lace
28 Midday
30 Noblemen
32 Peel
33 Pert, to birth
35 Tardier
37 Container
38 Product of decompo¬
sition
40 Withers
42 Steal
45 Termites
47 Darkness
49 Alkali
51 Plaything
53 Infant’s utterance
55 Point
56 That man
57 Maligned
61 Exclamation
62 Boxes
63 Sweet fluid
65 A widow
67 Member of Ancient
Christian cult
69 Timidity
70 Serious
VERTICAL
1 Reckoning
2 Negative
3 Addition
4 Thing inscribed
5 A literary form
6 Wind
8 Space
9 Controls
10 Browns
11 Peer Gynt’s mother
12 On the contrary
13 Made a nasal sound
17 Opponent
18 Sense
20 Away
22 Title
23 Paddle
25 Negative
27 Substance from pine
29 Bodies of churches
30 Devoured
31 Holy one
32 Pert, to punishment
34 Roofing substance
36 Digit
39 Parents
40 Abode of pigs
41 Appearances
42 Footwear
43 Young goat
44 Organic chemical
46 Luke iii, 36
48 Chief ruler
50 Extinct bird
52 Site
54 French cap
57 Turn rapidly
58 Modes of skill
59 Famous opponent of
John L. Sullivan
60 Sustain
62 Crafty
64 Fasten
66 Exclamation
68 Like
[52]
Puzzle No. 70 A STUDY IN CROSSES
By Daniel O’Leary
FUNNY how often you find crosses in cross word puzzles. There are several
meanings to that. You will observe Maltese crosses in Mr. O’Leary’s con¬
struction, and it isn’t hard enough to make you cross.
[53]
HORIZONTAL
1 Fury
5 Hopes for; endeav¬
ors to attain
11 Particle
15 Worship
17 Mexican dollars
18 Mistake
19 Myself
20 Stand for picture
22 Expiate
24 You and I
25 Appropriate
27 Sentries
29 Beverage
30 Experienced
32 Literary director
35 American poet
36 A wicked city
39 A liquor
41 Cutting instrument
44 Moisture
45 Uninjured
47 Musical instrument
48 From
50 Upon
51 Badly
52 Exist
53 Occurring twice daily
54 A land measure
55 Upright pole
57 In, on, near or by
58 Have existence
59 Decoy
61 Ensnare
63 Belonging to us
65 Sanity
67 Insect
68 Young hog
70 Member of Algonquin
tribe
71 Gratify
73 Fast horses
76 Hasten
77 One who mends locks
80 Rested upon
82 One
83 Cloth made from flax
84 Open; evident
86 Not any
87 Showing indifference
to pain or pleasure
89 Wireless
91 Loosened
93 To puzzle; nonplus
94 Hostile incursions
95 Bloody
60 Those who employ an
article or a device
62 Kind of type face
63 Exclamation
64 God of the sun
66 Game of cards
68 To separate; distin¬
guish
69 Three-legged stand
71 Spotted horse
72 Male offspring
74 Corroded
75 More reasonable
76 Fastening
78 Knot in wood
79 A daughter of Atlas
81 Small, bright-colored,
insectivorous bird
83 Prevaricate
85 Loose end
88 Bone
90 Accomplish
92 Therefore
1 An incarnation of
Vishnu
2 Expert
3 Proceed
4 Before
6 Expends
7 To strike repeatedly
with small missiles
8 Exists
9 Bay or chestnut
mixed with white
10 Regard
11 Wrath
12 Otherwise
13 Tall slender building
14 Plane surface
16 Church holiday
18 Flag
21 Observe
23 Aged
26 Narrow toward a
point
VERTICAL
28 Evergreen
29 Pert, to tone
31 A certain soft stone
33 Tickle pleasantly
34 Remorseful; feeling
shame
37 An alleged natural
force or power sup¬
posed to produce
the phenomena of
hypnotism
38 Exclamation of pain
40 Unsaturated hydro¬
carbon
42 Son of Hammedatha
the Agagite
43 One of a Hamitic race
of Africa
45 Interior
46 Light colored cigar
49 Suit
50 Eye
56 Old; spoiled
[54]
Puzzle No. 71 WATCH THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER
By Marcam
ONE of the editors, being tempted to solve this one in the proof, found it smooth,
consistent sailing throughout, save in the lower left hand comer. This section
probably isn’t hard at all. Wonder how you will find it. You know how a pair of
absurdly easy words will stump you now and then.
[55]
HORIZONTAL
1 Unremittingly
7 Teach
13 Smirch
14 Forth
16 By word of mouth
17 Examine thoroughly
19 Private instructor
21 Active being or qual¬
ity
23 A writer’s style
24 Crafty
26 A tuberous root
28 A dull finish
29 Deposits
31 Commanded
34 Gambling game
35 Exist
36 Long, fixed bench
38 Wrath
39 Unclose
41 Accomplish
42 Ancient goddess,
personifying night
1 Supersede
2 Black
3 A white linen vest¬
ment
4 Performs
5 That thing
6 Yourself
7 Jewish territorial or¬
ganization
8 Thus
9 Street car
10 Tattered fragment
11 A Mohammedan col¬
lege, or body com¬
posed of imams,
muftis and cadis
12 Marked by indelible
coloring matter,
pricked in
15 Wholly
18 A measure of paper
19 Teutonic war god
20 A grain
22 Spikenard
43 Single performances
45 Pointed instrument
47 End
49 Animal
51 Appropriate
53 Terminal
55 Erases
56 Mean proportion
57 Augment
58 Fish without pelvic
fins
60 The entire men
61 To move to deep
reverence
63 Turf
65 Official garment of
Jewish high priest
68 Said to be a wise
bird
70 In the direction of
72 A distinctive doctrine
or theory
VERTICAL
25 Inferior
27 F us9
30 To discover by close
search
32 God (Ital.)
33 Make of automobile
37 Goes beyond the
limit of
40 A proprietor under
old Dutch govern¬
ment s of New
York and New
Jersey
42 Requires
43 Tablet
44 Rescued
46 Lawful
48 Singular
50 Consumed
52 A pin of wood or
metal
54 Of recent origin
57 Crafty device
59 Keener
74 Pole having a flat
end
75 Personification of
Truth in “Faerie
Queen”
76 The man
77 Worshiped image
79 To speak to
82 Close
84 Dandy
85 Arid
86 Bronze or copper
88 Equipage
89 Angry
91 One chosen, or set
apart
94 Worship
96 Fluid rock
98 Period
99 In the midst of
100 To bind with a
bandage
101 Abode; habitation
62 Arising unexpectedly
64 Lubricant
66 A legume
67 Natural combination
of metals
69 Pale
71 Smell
73 To deface
75 Employ
76 Hairbreadth
78 Gems
80 Color
81 Rested
83 To destroy by slow
disintegration
85 A god
87 Identical
90 Marble
92 Shelter
93 Carnivorous domes¬
ticated quadruped
95 Dull
97 In, on, near q* by
99 One or any
[56]
Puzzle No. 72 ROUND AND ROUND
By Persephone
THE double round of blacks outlines four good corners and a center which, while
bearing an unenviable five-spot, would have been virtually impossible of con¬
struction without it. The unkeyed letters should not cause any trouble.
[57]
HORIZONTAL
1 Napkins
4 Director
10 Beach
13 Photographic instru¬
ment
15 Idle
17 Pronoun
19 Mushrooms
20 Mental images
21 Pronoun
22 Belief
24 Wailing
26 Tyrolian singing
28 Atmosphere
29 Genus of lily family
31 Between
32 Poisonous snake
33 Dejected
34 Reckoning of years
1 Lure
2 Before 11 Vertical
3 Less hazardous
4 Males
5 Debated
6 Brads
7 Deceit
8 Bear
9 Regret
10 Broom
11 After 2 Vertical
12 German city
14 Egyptian goddess
16 Speak
18 Annoyer
21 Interfere
23 Biting
25 Ordinary
27 Old fashioned clocks
29 Obstruct
36 American humorist
38 A condiment
40 Vulgar fellow
42 Rings
44 Careful observer
45 Stored for future ref¬
erence
47 Implant
48 Prepared for combat
49 Leading part (musi¬
cal)
50 Music drama
53 Lure into danger
55 Chicloid fish
58 Leaps over
60 Rodent
61 Supreme deity of an¬
cient Minaeans
62 Do wrong
VERTICAL
30 Wooden ship
32 Confirm
33 Notch
35 Enliven
37 Where the tide meets
a river current
39 Gem
40 Soft drink that is
sometimes hard
41 Station
43 Father of Methuselah
45 Nourished
46 Arid
51 Talking bird
52 East or southeast
wind
54 Heavy rope
56 Garret
57 Not frequently
63 Goddess of dawn
65 Before
66 Attempt
67 Frogs’ spawn
69 Weight for vessels
72 Unite
73 Minor prophet
75 Skins
76 Round of years
78 Pronoun
79 Ornamental tape
81 Uncover
83 Pronoun
84 Fraud
85 Trains
87 So
88 Bedaubed
89 Pigs
59 Sigh with sudden
heaving of breast
61 Skill
64 Specie of poisonous
tree
65 Ancient Monastic Or¬
der
68 First appearance
70 Shelf
71 Kind of tree
72 Characteristic of
groups
73 Intimate
74 Part of body
76 Vehicle
77 Long fish (pi.)
80 Jewish month (pi.)
82 What the cow chews
84 Exclamation
86 Thus
[58]
Puzzle No. 73
MY SECOND AND LAST
By Joseph A. Marcolies
HIS is my second and last,” writes J. A. M. “Too absorbing. Leaves no
X time to read.” We don’t believe J. A. M. He underestimates the frailty
of the human soul where cross word puzzles are concerned. He’ll be at it with ruled
paper and pencil again, and then he’ll swear off again.
HORIZONTAL
1 Penetrated
7 A fruit
13 Part of the day
14 A long spear
15 A fleet of ships
16 Finical
17 A war horse
18 Tight fitting caps
19 Foreign
21 Soup herb
22 India
1 Disposed of contents
2 Girl’s name
3 Musical instrument
4 Purposes
5 Lohengrin’s bride
6 Flower
7 Concur
8 Laborer
9 Japanese ornaments
10 Waterfall
11 Above
23 Celtic hero
26 Establishes
28 Paradise
30 A roundabout way
32 Plain
34 Metamorphose
35 Rely upon
37 Wearing apparel
40 Length measures
41 Carried away
44 Sound of voice
VERTICAL
12 Despotism
20 Urgent
24 Inclination
25 Rules
26 Glaziers’ tacks
27 Brief
28 Irish hero
29 Heroine in Scott
31 Vase
33 Metallic mineral
35 Groups of ten
45 One (Scot.)
46 Girl’s name
49 A natural right
51 Run away
53 Steppers
54 Marks of distinction
55 Always
56 A liquid compound
57 Formerly
58 Allures
59 Poisonous insects
36 Contrived
38 Balkers
39 Clothes again
42 Upper garments
43 A very small pill
47 Architectural term
48 A color
49 A large woody plant
50 Lugs
51 State of vexation
52 Other
Puzzle No. 74
QUADRICRUCIFEROUS
By A. C. R.
TWENTY-FOUR unkeyed letters — but no two, and only four three-letter words
and a splendid all-over interlock. Not more than average difficult, but not
more than medium easy. The long words form splendid spinal clews — if you get
them.
[61]
HORIZONTAL
1 Alternate passage
6 Incomplete
11 Fruity nut
12 Those who dry by
wind
14 Cheerfulness
15 Capable
17 Midday
19 Man’s name
21 Mountain in Greece
22 Passage-way
23 Negative
24 Shaped like a bull
27 Prefix, of
28 Character in Peer
Gynt
30 Fits
31 Prefix, footed
32 Pert, to month
34 Settings
36 Plaything
37 Chemical compound
38 Imbecility
41 Sharpshooters
44 Annual Scottish fes¬
tival
45 Adjusted
47 Consume
48 Ounce (abbr.)
49 Salts of stearic acid
51 Toward
52 Chinese tree
54 Hobo (slang)
55 Pert, to Asian people
57 Jog
58 Flat part of boat’s
bottom
60 Color
61 Taxes
63 Mistaken
65 Cook by air and heat
66 Awe-inspiring
1 Oil
2 Fuse
3 Thus
4 Those in power
5 Naval officer
6 Decanters
7 Furrow
8 Abraham’s birthplace
9 A form of colored
cotton
10 God of Love
11 Form of sugar
13 Fuse
14 Ash kokos
VERTICAL
16 Entrance
18 In want
20 Empower
22 Compounds of arsenic
25 Mineral
26 Dye
29 Finished
31 Active volcano of
West Indies
33 Male descendant
35 Pinch
38 Dejected
39 Famous composer
40 Throw back
41 Knotty
42 Classification
43 Lay in a supply
46 European mountain
range
49 Encounte.
50 Brown pigment
53 Famous Scot
56 Outer coat
58 Egyptian god
59 To make a mistake
62 Exclamation
64 Concerning
Puzzle No. 75 LOCKED UP TIGHT
By Gregorian
AN all-over double interlock with a triply-locked center and corners. Probably
considerably easier to solve than to construct. The words are weak in spots, but
the construction passes the few obsoletes.
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[63]
HORIZONTAL
i Others
5 Device to carry a gun
io Call loudly
14 Bends
1 6 Possessive pronoun
1 7 Press for payment
19 Box
20 Abraham’s birthplace
22 Small davenport
24 Sing in a low under¬
tone
26 Average
28 Sun god
29 Female rabbit
31 Close
32 Shrub
34 Change direction
35 Automobile
36 Deliver
38 Geometric ratio
39 Consumed
40 Touch gently
42 Pronoun
43 Paper containers
44 Cut feloniously
46 Den
48 Spank
50 Finished
51 Curves
53 Affectedly precise
55 Render senseless
56 Something granted for
temporary use
57 Evil
58 Neuter pronoun
60 Barren
62 Mother
63 Small child
65 Comrade
66 Slipped
68 Rock
69 Printed piece of paste¬
board
71 Catch (colloq.)
73 For example
74 Changes
76 Prosecute at law
77 Mean, vile
79 Exist
80 Distorted
81 Falling water
83 U flits of electrical re¬
sistance
84 Egg of insect
86 Pastries
87 Ardor
88 Edible bivalve mollusk
89 Nothing
90 Bend
92 Cad
94 Sketched
96 Past
97 Negative
99 Recesses in walls
101 By
103 Inherent power
105 Mixed type
106 Arid
108 Jogging pace
109 Tramp
hi Genuine, loyal
1 12 Obtain
1 13 Beseech
115 By
ji6 Set free
1 18 Unit of type
1 19 Stout
120 Native of Arabia
122 Head
123 Black
125 Wharf
127 Child
128 Vehicle
129 Help
13 1 Catholic sisters
133 Sinless
134 Note of scale
135 Snake-like fish
137 Before
138 Part of verb “to be”
140 Small secluded valley
142 One, indef.
143 Earth
145 Those who color cloth
147 Small nail
149 River (Spanish)
150 Thing
15 1 City in Mass.
153 Part of head
154 A boisterous preacher
156 Preposition
157 Mold
158 Plaything
160 Female chicken
161 Frozen particles of va¬
por
163 Marks
164 Provoked
165 Is full
VERTICAL
1 Thumps
2 Upon
3 Wireless signal for
help
4 Paradise
5 To hasten
6 Bone
7 Low district
8 Edition (abbrv
9 Intoxicating liquor
10 Whirled rapidly
11 Cured pork
12 Else
13 Lachrymose exudations
15 Small distance
16 Fern, pronoun
18 Snare
19 Father
21 Egg masses
23 Appendage
24 Color tint
25 Crazy
27 Unload by tilting
28 Uncontrolled anger
30 Necessitate
32 Walks with affected
dignity
33 Fortress
35 Implement of war
37 To mend
39 Desires
41 A color
43 Water conveyance
45 Before Christ
47 Like
49 Indef. article
50 Perform
52 Alluvial detritus
54 Obtains
55 Without
56 Grease for frying
57 Bend
59 Row
61 Uproar
62 Spoils
64 Tag
65 Binder stones
66 Artfully cunning
67 Term used when hunt¬
ing a criminal
69 Criticism
70 Noise
72 Be of service to
74 Malicious firing of a
building
75 Places to store grain
77 Portion
78 Dirty
80 Net
82 The head (slang)
83 Aged
85 Also
91 Humor
92 Bullet
93 Half (prefix)
95 Part of “to be”
96 Time
98 Eye
100 Crustacean
101 A long staff
102 To rage
104 Buttocks
105 Fondle
107 Annually
109 Snared
no Prevents
1 12 Gather
1 14 A color
1 16 Attempt
1 17 Loose outer garment
1 19 A private quarrel
121 By
122 Father
124 Point of compass
126 Within
127 Skeletal piece
128 To incline
130 Marsh
132 Narrow opening
133 Rodents
134 Ultimate
136 Caustic
137 Sin
139 Interweaves
14 1 Aspects
143 Diminution
144 Small mark
146 Not west
147 Prohibit
148 Depression
15 1 To obstruct
152 Negative prefix
154 Color
155 Fish eggs
157 Note of scale
159 Pronoun
160 Pronoun
162 Us
[64]
Puzzle No. 76
BIG BEAUTY
By W. J. Bowman
THIS giant may puzzle you in several ways. At the first glance it looks as much
like a maze as a cross word puzzle. You’ll find it a cross word puzzle all right
[65]
HORIZONTAL
1 Discover
4 Ordinary language
9 Story
13 Knot
14 The nobility, collec¬
tively
15 Young fish
16 Character in musical
notation
18 Imbecile
19 Agitation
20 Exclamation
21 Figurative
24 Preposition
25 Vending
1 Engrave
2 Pits for storing fod¬
der
3 Bill of an anchor
4 Loud sound
5 Make over
6 Pristine
7 Apartment
8 Scene of Wallenstein’s
assassination, 1634
10 Repeated
11 Estuary
12 Novice
17 Drop
19 Recite metrically
27 Gain superiority
28 Throw with violence
31 Piece of ground
33 Small aperture
35 Serpent
37 Robbers
40 Anger
42 Observes
44 Slacken
45 Eighth of a fathom
46 Dressed with orna¬
ments
48 Heed
50 Peruse again
52 With less delay
VERTICAL
22 Move swiftly
23 Certain days of
months
26 Seems
29 Compensation
30 Article of food
32 Jaded
33 Irritates
34 Guard
36 Dry
38 Color
39 Viscous fluid
41 Stock
43 Weapons
45 Married person
53 Rested
54 Squalid place
56 Make turbid
58 Sets back
62 Adapts
64 Elevate
65 Equable
68 Beverage
69 Reduce
70 Cool
71 Merriment
72 Milestone
73 Boundary
47 Head
49 Any
51 Refresh
54 Earthenware
55 Pert, to one’s birth
57 Brook
59 Dregs
60 Head (Fr.)
61 School
62 Tire
63 Elevation
66 Contend
67 Born
[66]
Puzzle No. 77
TRY THEM OVER IN YOUR DAILY CHAT
By Irvan Neckerman
THERE are several dozen words in this puzzle that you can use and your best
girl won’t know what you are talking about. This is not misogyny. It merely
supposes that she does not follow cross word puzzling. Or maybe that is misogyny.
[67]
HORIZONTAL
1 Pale
5 Insignificant part
7 A circle
10 Brag
13 A river in Italy
14 Absconders
15 A musical note
17 A size of type
19 To slip
20 Furnished with a
guard
22 Not the same
1 A coral island
2 A native of Pacific
islands
3 A common given
name
4 Saltpeter
5 A maiden loved by
Jupiter
6 Poem
8 To talk nonsense
9 A hypothetical force
10 American explosive
for shells
24 Refusal
25 Do not (Scotch)
26 Divided
28 A richly laden ship
29 Performing a service
30 An alloy
32 Wine
34 Places of confinement
35 Conjunction
37 South American ru¬
minant
VERTICAL
11 Sacrifice of principle
to circumstances
12 Scientific description
of races
13 Marrow
16 Compounds of atoms
17 A Government reve¬
nue
18 Collecting wives
20 Beckonings
21 The star of dawn
23 Tears
38 A shield
39 Princes
41 To goad
42 Seed of North Amer¬
ican plant
44 Expressing surprise
45 Brown
46 Decay
47 A president of Orange
Free State
25 Bore
27 (Prefix) through
28 A bow
31 Loiter
33 Large birds
35 A fabric of asbestos
36 Sad
39 A short sword
40 A counter-irritant
42 Perform
43 Spot
[68]
Puzzle No. 78
POLYANGULAR AND POLYSYLLABIC
By Harold E. Vreeland
THIS constructor managed to fit together a well-joined construction, central ver¬
tebrae and a neat outer shell. Decorative and full of nice words.
[69]
HORIZONTAL
1 Slender
5 Time
10 Small boat
11 Invades
13 Healing medicine
15 Quicken
16 Termination
17 Wrap
18 Beast of burden
19 To soak in water
21 Preposition
22 Taut
24 Ourselves
25 Highest point
1 Fat
2 Tavern
3 Work
4 Tri-formed Greek
goddess
6 Blots out
7 Large number
8 Hole
9 Poems
10 Religious singer
12 Frozen precipitates
14 Anthropoid
15 Possesses
16 Consume
27 Personal pronoun
28 Therefore
30 Employ
31 Garment
33 Stir
35 Vessel
37 Classified
38 Indicate
39 Heavenly body
40 Female deer
42 Bom
44 Consumed
45 Exclamation of pain
47 Exist
VERTICAL
20 An equal
23 Bow
26 The Ottoman court
27 Paris subway
29 Believe
30 Talk
32 Cry of sheep
33 Calculate
34 Open
36 Single unit
39 Crouches
41 Cereal
43 Page of a book
44 Insect
48 Deer
50 Negative
51 One who dislikes
54 Note of scale
55 Weight
57 To gain success
58 Tank
60 Distant
61 White, translucent
63 Riddle
65 Withers
66 Basket
67 Depressions
68 Polish
46 Conjunction
47 Part
49 Rubbish
52 Some
53 Time immediately
preceding
56 Require
57 A small bird
59 Periphery; cover
60 Sign
62 Part of “to be”
64 A command to draft
animals
[70]
Puzzle No. 79 WEDDING RING
By Mil-Wal
THE contributors of this construction are husband and wife. This fact is sym¬
bolized by the wedding ring you see in the middle of the form. Cross-grained
cross worders may complain that the ring is not a solid mass of words. Well, is a
ring ever a solid mass?
[71]
HORIZONTAL
1 Father
4 Former Venetian high
officials
8 Gambling term
12 Wrath
13 Flowed
14 Clash
16 Be wrong
17 Use
20 Plant of nightshade
family
22 Excavation
23 Vegetable
25 Distracted
26 Sober
28 Make plump
1 Mottled with various
colors
2 Weapon
3 Condiment
4 Period
5 Forward
6 Exclamation
7 Pose
9 Primer
10 Skill
11 Support
13 Revolve
15 Indian drum
18 Cover
19 Exist
21 Border for picture
31 Distant
32 Typhoon
33 Beaten track
35 Preposition
36 Disposition
37 Batters
39 Sign of negation
40 Perform
41 Astir
42 Silicon
44 Disease of foot
47 Iota
49 Masculine pronoun
50 And so forth
52 Hummed
53 Mien
VERTICAL
23 Saucy
24 Distant
26 Rested upon
27 Priestly sign
29 Suited
30 Woman devoted to re¬
ligious life
31 Counterfeit
34 Drunkard
36 Swamp
38 Total
43 That one’s
45 Secret
46 Civil offense
47 Again
48 Detestable
54 One who carves
56 Suitable for food
59 That bird
60 Haul
62 Lubricate
64 Kind of nail
67 Lower in rank
69 1004
70 Faucet
72 Fluid used for heat¬
ing
73 Female sheep
74 Search
75 Austerity
76 Plan
49 Hurry
51 Adhere
53 United
55 Scamp
57 Receptacle
58 Doctrines
61 Conjunction
63 Tract
65 Fasten
66 Organ
67 Jostle
68 Be indebted to
71 3.14159265358979
72 Depart
[72]
Puzzle No. 80
NOT SO DIFFICULT
By Robert S. Holzman
THE beginner should have a good time with this neat construction. There are
no lurking terrors in the wood here for the adventurous explorer of cross word
puzzledom. Try this one against time.
[73]
HORIZONTAL
1 Acknowledgment
lordship
5 Workmanship
9 To subside
11 Human family
12 Derivations
15 Reputations
17 Young animal
18 Dregs
20 God of Thunder
21 Slimy
22 Short tail
of 23 Salt
25 Neglect of duty
27 Things
28 Gibe
31 Hollow cylinder
33 Abrupt
34 Aches
35 Half-breed
37 Vision
39 Managed
40 Water
42 To seize
44 Islands
46 Precious stones
47 Skin disease
48 Severe
50 Corroded
51 To bury
52 Free joint
55 Demises
56 High
57 Becoming
58 Weak
VERTICAL
1 Frequents
14 Inviolables
38 Long hair
2 To vary
16 Exclamations
39 Rubbed
3 Odd figures
19 Providing energy
40 Large drops
4 A tree
24 Trick
41 On the look out
5 Drudgery
26 Steeple
43 Chide
6 Sharp
29 Do
45 Pass along
7 Liquors
30 It exists
47 Imbecile
8 Artifices
31 Dolorous
49 Rested
10 Place
32 Undivided
51 Island
11 A bird
35 Strength
53 Soak
12 Softened
36 Barren open country
54 A dolt
13 Shining
Puzzle No. 81
THE EIGHT TEES
By M. B. Gillung
ONE more tee and Mr. Gillung could have a golf links. As it is, he has pro¬
vided some neatly placed bunkers to trap the unwary. Beware the unkeyed
letters that lurk along the fairway! Particularly those near the boundaries.
HORIZONTAL
1 A gewgaw
45 T h e rudimentary
77 Three in cards
113 Transitory
6 A point or beginning
leaf of the embryo
78 To make a speech
116 Regret
(obs.)
in plants
79 Remainder
118 A flower
9 Herself
48 Period of years
80 One who flies
120 A pilaster
12 Bark; investing
49 To consent
81 Astir
121 A pottery slab
layer
51 A frozen confection
82 Rodents
123 Wash
18 To follow after
52 An old soldier; a
84 The Indian bull
125 Equip
19 Stooping low
horse doctor
86 Wood of a South
126 To influence
22 Single; only
53 To clutch; clench
American tree
127 Upper limb
23 Concerning
55 Upon
88 Electric particle
129 Jackdaws
24 A prefix; half
56 Having narrow strips
89 A small devil
131 An inclosure
26 A term in billiards
of cloth
90 Vestige
132 Part of “to be”
27 Steeps
58 Hail
93 Old
133 A vegetable
29 Prefix; not
60 Turf
95 Limb
134 Sour
30 The auditory organ
62 Since
96 Lanterloo
136 Intend
32 A Hindu God
64 Mechanical device
97 Rasp
138 Within
34 To carry laboriously
for irregular ro¬
99 Prefix; one
139 Prevent
35 Teeth of a wheel
tary motion
100 Under
141 Pathological disten¬
36 Prefix: three
66 To bind
102 Thus
tion with air
37 Step lightly
67 An anthropoid ape
103 Backless chair
144 Illustrious
39 To plunge head-first
69 Belonging to him
105 Wild, insane
146 Eats away
41 A theatrical mis¬
70 Gone by
107 A viscous liquid
147 Die (Scotch)
cellany
71 Down; below
109 Brings forth, of
148 Curve of ship-spiling
42 Space
73 Pull along
lambs
149 Dryest
43 A short sleep
75 By and by
112 A small tumor
VERTICAL
-
1 Artists’ caps
35 Coagulates
65 Mental inferior
110 Lowest tide
2 Opposite of afar
36 Ensnare
67 Art indebted
111 Long, vehement
3 Ourselves
38 Portion
68 Very thin fabric
speech
4 To sprout
40 And so forth
70 Pert, to an area
113 Growing out
5 Dregs of wine
41 Lyric poem
72 A wit
114 Take for wife
6 Correlative of either
42 Dry
74 Skill
115 South American
7 A fabulous bird
44 Decomposed vege¬
76 Born
camel
8 Two-fold
table fuel
77 Until
117 Used to curdle milk
9 To shake, jog
46 A measure of time
81 Be ill
119 One who rhymes
10 Obj. form of he
47 Level, uniform
83 Likely
120 Reverential fear
11 Measu/e of type
48 Is mistaken
85 A valuable insect
122 Female lamb
13 A cereal
49 Partly correspond¬
87 Gone by
124 Hides
14 Author of “Treasure
ing
89 A metal
126 Dry
Island”
50 Relating to the cuti¬
91 Impolite
127 Pain
15 Toward
cle
92 Summon legally
128 Fail to hit
16 Be available
53 So as to profit
94 One who does
130 Level-headed
17 Pert, to hospitality
54 Avidity
97 Proceeds
133 Couch
19 Pert, to a city
55 South American
98 Vacant
134 Imitate
20 Pitiless
plant
100 Plait, interlace
135 Lair
21 Inguinal region
57 Ever
101 Squall, cry
137 And not
25 Prefix; middle
59 Papal palace
104 A small branch
140 Toward
28 The self
61 Interrogative pro¬
106 Exclamation
142 Physician
31 A circlet
noun
108 Part of verb “to
143 Possessive pronoun
33 Shun
63 A Chinese bean
r n
be”
145 To exist
[76]
Puzzle No. 82
THIRD-RAIL CROSSOVER
By i. s. o.
FINE double-cross study in four-letter words. The occasional abbreviation does
not mar the general effect. The lateral wedge-masses key well with the central
cross. Altogether a nice construction.
[77]
HORIZONTAL
1 Shrew
5 Interval
9 Seeress
13 Enemies
15 Total
16 Engagement
17 Part of “to be”
19 Insert
22 Printers* measure
23 Bereft
25 Probable
26 Heavy
27 Mud
29 Before
30 Estate of a prince
33 Bow the head
34 Catch sight of
36 Closed compartments
1 Old
2 Belonging to
3 Thigh
4 Lair
6 Associate
7 High mountain
8 Carefully
9 Rested
10 Newspaper article
11 Exist
12 Crippled
14 Be prominent
16 Part of wall
18 Again
20 Narrative poem
21 Boys
22 God of Love
24 Shining brilliantly
37 Grows older
40 Skin
42 Beam
43 Clock face
45 Seizes roughly
48 Offers
50 Part of “to be”
51 Rope on sailing ship
52 Obtain
53 D.D.S.
55 Exude
57 Fop
58 Distant
60 Residence of David
61 Girl’s name
62 Noted stylist of the
’80s
64 Observe
VERTICAL
28 Ungracefully
30 Colossal
31 Fellow schoolman
32 Holds
35 Comrade
38 Prod
39 Lots (colloq.)
41 Obliterate
43 Believes
44 Flower
46 Metalliferous rock
47 Pose
48 Mound
49 Decay
54 Large vessel
56 Now (Scot.)
58 Party
59 Approaches again
66 Tumor
67 Thefts
70 Delay
72 To scold
74 Vessel
75 Age
76 Hindu groom
77 Article
78 Breathing
82 That man
83 Monster
84 Belonging to us
85 Hindrance
87 Court card
88 North African plant
89 The after song
61 Meager
62 Support
63 Revelry
65 Every
66 Anger
68 Part of church
69 Heroine in “Idylls of
the King”
71 Fowls
73 Therefore
76 Fasten
79 Mistake
80 Famous British Uni¬
versity (abbr.)
81 Native metal
83 Upon
86 Proceed
[78]
Puzzle No. 83 ANOTHER BY A PRACTICED CONSTRUCTOR
By Marcam
REMEMBER Marcam’s neat creations in the First Series of the Cross Word
Puzzle Book? We have three by this author this time. For a pretty job,
give us Marcam. Neophyte is more prolix and erudite, but Marcam has the graces
with her.
[79]
HORIZONTAL
1 Erase
38 Pertaining to sched¬
64 Revolt
91 Word of unknow
6 Procreates
ules
65 Interprets
meaning in t h
10 Mourn
41 Vigilant
68 Writing material
Psalms
15 Regard
42 Civil
69 Medieval guitars
92 Maker of arms
16 Inclined
43 Possessive pronoun
70 Style
95 A murasnoid eel
18 Lemur
45 Revised
72 Publisher
96 Even
20 Actual
46 Fierce look
73 Withers
97 Australian bird
22 Bolt
47 Celebrated sorceress
74 Dromedary
99 Longs
23 Nostrils
48 Chums
75 Nap
100 Polecat
24 Era
49 Uncloses
76 Employer
101 Economical person
25 Debauchees
50 Sufferings
77 Confines
102 Dirty street or di
27 Yale students
51 Polyp’s skeletons
78 Aslant
trict
28 Savory
52 Molton rock
79 Pastoral pipe
103 Weird
29 Struck
53 Reared
80 Deeds
104 Virtuous
30 Imitation satin
54 Carved gem
81 Carries
105 Scout
31 Destiny
55 Jury
82 Round-up
106 Raise the spirits
32 Storms
56 Signs of omission
83 Male falcon
107 Decree
33 In that place
58 Guided
85 Even so
108 As far as
34 Tighten again
59 Morning worship
86 Rash
109 Earth
35 Hybrid equines
60 Wed
87 Commenced
110 Nothing
36 Large felines
61 British title
88 Genuine
111 Appropriate
37 Pig-like mammal of
62 Mature
89 Knots or knobs
112 Water-nymph
S. A.
63 Flower nectar
90 Kind of beer
113 Slurred
VERTICAL
1 Crane
28 Vegetables with
54 Antic
81 Ebb and flow
2 Pieces out
dressing
55 Panels
82 Royal
3 Allow
29 Prop
56 Junto
83 Layer of tiles
4 Finch-like bird
30 Ink of the cuttlefish
57 Rock
84 Bean
5 Stockades
32 Governs
59 Secondary
86 Large wasps
6 Sliding vehicle
33 Rows
60 Is melancholy
87 Impure soda
7 Possessive pronoun
34 Disentangle
61 Asiatic shrub
88 Divers
8 Rudiment
35 Silenced
62 Religious ceremony
89 Water raising a
9 Deep, lethargic sleep
36 Flat, treeless plain
63 Inferno
paratus (pi.)
(pU
37 Pertaining to tides
64 Juliet’s lover
90 Town in Ohio
10 Cause of pediculosis
39 Worship
66 Draw out
91 Harsh
11 Comminuted lava
40 Two-legged
67 Clenched hands
93 Coral barrier
12 Eccentric
41 Foreign
68 Summons
94 The Madonna
13 More orderly
42 Sealed with wax
69 Black and shining
95 Death (Fr.)
14 Removed
43 Harbor
70 Fragment
96 Den
15 Fodder storage
44 Excite
71 Church officer
97 African antelope
17 Rainbow
46 Street urchin
73 Destinies
98 Dumb
19 Mechanical repeti¬
47 Spondulix
74 Aromatic wood
100 Strip of land
tion without un¬
48 Verbal
75 Roost
101 Hurried
derstanding
50 Top of the head
77 Lid
102 The black haw
21 Dregs
(pi.)
78 Standard golf score
104 Silent
22 Narrate
51 Provide
79 Of the kidneys
105 Station (abbr.)
26 Contemptuous insin¬
52 Etruscan gods
80 Madagascar mammal
106 Finish
uations
53 Grass leaf
[80]
Puzzle No. 84 DOWN THE GOLDEN STAIRS
By Konstantynopolitanczyk
WE have reason to believe that the name above is a pseudonym. We wish it
weren’t, for Mr. Konstantyou-finish-it has made a magnificent construction in
five-letter words, with a few long ones to accomplish the interlock.
[81]
HORIZONTAL
1 Ungainly
7 Malayan animal
9 Simpleton
12 Expiate
13 Fools
14 Stiff mass, esp. of
bread
15 Most singular
1 Footless
2 Wound but not kill
3 Basket or trap for fish
4 Glowing
5 Unit of square meas¬
ure
6 Trifler
7 Prick designs on skin
17 Fruit of Cola acumi¬
nata
18 Look rudely
19 Hero of series of
books
20 Abounding in ferns
21 Hums
25 Readjusted
VERTICAL
8 Coral island
10 Curl the lip
11 German town
14 Writes unskillfully
16 Keeper of an engage¬
ment
22 Openings
23 Pert, to Ireland
29 Learning
32 Affection
33 Ancient weapons
35 Laborer
37 Prevent
38 Venomous serpent
39 Boundary
40 Thin
41 Yields
24 One who rents
26 Cuts out
27 Furnished with guard
28 All possible
30 Poplar
31 Gaze earnestly
34 Blood
36 German river
[82]
Puzzle No. 85
DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS WORDS
By Neophyte
PERHAPS you agonized over Neophyte’s creation in the First Series. Here’s
its mate. Neophyte, being a hardened veteran of the cryptic art, must have
heard the groans from the breasts of puzzlers poring over his brain buster. And he
gloated and went at his fell work again. However, this one is a little easier than
the other.
[83]
HORIZONTAL
1 Outlive
19 Condition
32 One who reads
7 Look hard
21 One
36 Anger
9 Pert, to ships
22 Parent
37 Moves slowly
12 Spoil
23 Twig, spray
38 Come to fruition
13 Metric cubic unit
24 Explode
40 Musical drama
14 Storehouse
25 Behold
42 Give pain
15 Shelter
27 Conjunction
43 Enticed
17 Bivalve
28 Holy day
44 Most profound
VERTICAL
Godly person.
11 That not
31 Lukewarm
Vessel
14 Support
33 Watchful
Come back
16 Canopies
34 Defy
Part of foot
18 American bird
35 Euphemism for
Vessel
20 Kind of sword
God”
Happening
26 Fruit
39 Point of compass
Continue
27 American bird
41 Matter
Sailors
29 Manners
Surface
30 Narrow opening
[84]
Puzzle No. 86
HEY, THERE!
By Neophyte
DEAR NEOPHYTE: Whaddaye mean by those two bare, indecently naked
words, each with three unkeyed letters? An expert like you? However, you
tried too hard to keep it down to the level of ordinary mankind and restrained your¬
self from so many outlandish words that you are addicted to — that, we believe, the
puzzlers will forgive you.
[85]
HORIZONTAL
1 Lampoon
22 Signal of distress
38 Sooner than
6 Key
23 Think
39 Change
11 Unit of superficial
25 Fragment
42 Backward
measure
27 Flowers
44 One who escapes
12 Parisian theater
28 Small dog
46 Deviate
13 Southern constellation
29 Remedied
47 Decline
14 Watched
31 Banked
48 Oil seeds
16 Beetle
34 Anglo-Saxon money
49 Assistant foreman
18 Visitations
of account
50 At stated periods
20 Christmas
35 Sovereign
VERTICAL
1 Silk cloth
15 Enlarge
32 Preserver
2 Part of "to be”
17 Branch of heraldry
33 Earnestly
3 Humane
19 Springs
36 Inside
4 Female deer
21 To meet the eye
37 Fertile (poetic)
5 Scandinavian myths
24 Cut
40 Tear
6 Detriment
26 Retailer of small
41 (Sreen and white mon¬
7 At one time
wares
key
8 Foot of an insect
27 Redistribution
43 Jurisdiction of
9 Fixed point of time
29 Magnetic metal
a bishop
10 Madness
30 Species of palm
45 Fish
Puzzle No. 87 SPOT
By Irvan Neckerman
THE blacks strewn negligently over the form give it an informal look, different
from those forms that are studiedly ornamental and almost forbidding in the
courtly, mannered preciseness. However, Mr. Neckerman’s construction may make
you knit your brows now and then.
1
2
3
4
5
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6
7
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9
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II
/ A*' . ''
12
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J 3
14
IS
y
16
1 7
■
J0
U
20
21
■
22
y
23
24
25
26
m
y
27
u
m
20
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bn
Ipm
29
30
y
y
31
33
34
m
35
36 j
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39
40
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42
43
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44
45
46
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47
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40
49
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50
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[87]
HORIZONTAL
1 An ancient symbol
7 Fatigued
12 In case
14 Proceed
15 Coloring
17 New
19 Contained
21 Revolves
23 Slip away from
25 Suspended
27 A ship’s smallboat
29 School near Windsor
Castle
30 Rodent
31 Enemies
33 Inhabitants of a coun¬
try
35 Otherwise
36 Myself
37 At no time
39 Maiden changed by
Hera into a heifer
40 Sloth
)
1 Thus
2 Deputy
3 Disposed of for a
consideration
4 The thing
5 Young domestic ani¬
mal
6 Assyrian god of Chaos
8 Reply
9 Accomplish
10 Made from a rib
11 Promote; cause to
grow
13 Maddened
16 Attempt
18 Recent
19 Center
20 Protect; fight for
22 Backs of the necks
24 Accomplish
25 Unmetrical literary
composition
41 Discolors
44 Existed
45 Testify under oath
47 Asiatic country
49 Turf
50 Deity
51 Augment
52 Injured by a blow
53 Sea eagle
54 Owing
55 Color
56 Any plant of the
amaryllis family
59 Severe trial
61 Pen
63 Excrements
65 Sun god
66 Belonging to me
67 Ridiculed
69 One
70 Affirmative
71 Preposterous
73 To scorch
75 A long strip of wood
used for gliding
over snow
76 Small British isle
where Macbeth was
buried
78 Common laborer in
bondage for debt
80 Stiffly formal
82 Beginning; first at¬
tempt
84 Get up
86 A fratricide
87 Distorts; pulls ob¬
liquely
89 Inter
91 Chief Babylonian
deity
93 Toward
94 Precipitous
95 A king of Thebes,
son of CEdipus
VERTICAL
26 Not any
28 Behold
32 Stitch
34 Party-colored
36 Intellect
38 Diversity
40 Soon
42 Assisted
43 Prophetess
45 Artful device to evade
or cheat
46 Fearsome giants
48 Exist
49 Large body of water
51 Invisible emanation
53 Equal
54 Sleeping
55 Periods of time
57 A mushroom
58 Mohammedan title of
courtesy
60 Engages in any af¬
fair or business
61 Perspiration
62 Aye
64 Seized
67 Animal fat
68 Abandon
71 Small insects
72 Above
74 In, on, near or by
75 Quiet
77 Over and in contact
with
79 Point
81 Secular
83 Still
85 Plead
88 Ourselves
90 You
92 Exists
[88]
Puzzle No. 88
CENTRIFUGAL
By Minerva
LOOK at this with your eyes half closed and get the effect of rotary motion. Then
i try and solve it, and see if the rotary motion doesn’t transmit itself to your
head. Plenty of short words, but not all of them easy, and the long ones — but go
ahead!
HORIZONTAL
1 To twist
7 Financially sound
13 Obligation
14 Large duck
16 Response
17 Beat (colloq.)
19 Deep ditch
20 Animal of Africa
21 Proceed
23 To steep in water
25 Infatuated
26 Perform
27 Measure
29 Pericarp for seeds
31 Doleful
1 Old man
2 Near
3 Kind of fruit
4 Former European
ruler
5 Regarding
6 Nervous twitch
7 Adjust
8 Correlative
9 Offer for sale
10 Medieval shield
11 State (abbr.)
12 Uneven
15 Excavated
18 Catnip
32 Asphyxiate
33 Bobbin
35 Human being
36 Provisions for table
37 Willingly
38 Paint carelessly
39 Rebel
40 Coffins
42 Neat
44 An individual
45 Obstacle
46 Penetrate
48 Jurisdiction of arch¬
bishop
VERTICAL
20 Point of a spear
22 A hydrocarbon
24 Coarse part of flax
25 Anything closely in¬
terwoven
26 Handcuffs (slang)
28 Period
30 Thumb or finger
31 Portion
32 East Indian oxen
34 Wilful misstatement
36 Adipose
3§ Strong
40 Turkish title
41 A bending
49 Come about
50 Fodder
52 Silence by force
54 Symbol for tin
55 Period of time
56 Game
58 To desert one’s party
60 Box
62 Coarse cotton
64 Source
66 Inking pad of litho¬
graphic printer
67 Goodies
43 Small catlike animals
45 Non-professional
47 Thick, oily substance
50 Musical instrument
51 Fish
53 Outward form
55 Female parent
56 252 gallons
57 To chatter
59 Over and above
61 Italian river
62 In high degree
63 Noting motion to¬
ward
65 Adhering
[90]
Puzzle No. 89
SLENDER AS A GIRL
By John A. Shafer
[91]
HORIZONTAL
1 Interchange of opin¬
37 Son of Vulcan (Rom.
69 An Indian
102
Tidy
ions
myth)
70 Disagreeable
103
A part of a shoe
7 A set of steps lead¬
39 A doglike animal
71 A Roman highway
104
Feminine proper
ing over a wall or
41 A stream
73 A fruit (pi.)
name
fence
42 Clearer
75 Horned toad
106
Obsolete, timber
11 A true copy of an
43 To eject
77 A festival
107
Catch (colloq.)
original writing
45 Pertaining to under¬
78 Ruins
108
User of tobacco
18 Yearly
standing
80 A color
110
A vegetable (pi.)
19 A unit
47 Immense
82 To delay
112
A prefix meaning
20 Discordant
48 A child
84 Laborer
limit (geom.)
21 Established
50 Jeweled headdress
85 Lift
113
Number of books
23 Large body of water
51 Father
87 Pertaining to ferns
printed at once
25 To make a circuit
53 Staggered
(pi.)
115
A tree
26 A master
55 Born
89 To percolate slowly
117
A large seal
27 A slight sound
56 Admire ( U . S .
90 Part of the harness
119
To yield
29 Taste
colloq.)
of a horse (pi.)
120
Nothing
31 To abide
59 Needy
92 A Chinese wax
121
A fine
32 A shrub
61 To burst forth
95 A place of worship
122
Moved away fur¬
34 Rent
63 Withered (obs.)
97 Artificially produced
tively
35 To extract
65 Presage
98 Daughter of Uranus
123
Cut of meat
36 A device for ignit¬
67 To grate
100 A Greek letter
124
Sophoclean hero
ing an explosive
68 Name of an automo¬
charge
bile
N
VERTICAL
1 A long outer gar¬
25 To harden
tions for two per¬
88
Flags
ment
28 An element
formers
89
Not moving
2 An Indian tribe
30 Boys
56 Farm
90
Converse
3 To loosen
33 To move heavily
57 To lay in surround¬
91
A prefix meaning
4 A hard-shelled fruit
36 A musical composi¬
ing matter
half
5 To season
tion
58 Below
93
To ordain
6 Chosen
38 A person in author¬
60 Away from
94
Sea soldiers
8 A small nail
ity
62 An American poet
96
Dull gray
9 A transparent solid
40 Mock blow
and story-writer
97
A satellite
10 To run
41 Exhausts
64 An age
99
Biblical name
12 A young hog
42 Form assumed by
66 To devour
101
Obsolete, herald
13 A large book
certain insects
72 To reiterate
103
Smite (past part.)
14 Hit
44 A recital
73 To dismiss
105
Not far
15 Obliteration
46 Girl’s name
74 To gaze
108
To subside
16 To rate
47 Difficult
75 A goose
109
Rave
17 Assayers
49 An area of ground
76 On top of
110
A jar or pot
22 A lateen-rigged ves¬
(military)
77 Useless adornments
111
Identical
sel
51 Robbers
79 A beverage
114
Beverage
23 An American spotted
52 A part of an an¬
81 A mixture of gases
116
Filled pastry
cat
tenna
83 A plane surface
118
The (French pi.)
24 A genu9 of gas¬
53 Dressed
85 To recover
tropods
54 Musical composi-
86 Ethylene
[92]
Puzzle No. 90
CORNERED
By T. J. Stephens
LOOK at those comers, full, compact, ample, obese. A little bit loose on the sides,
{ but admirable for corner construction. Most constructors would run the arms
of the central cross out to the next to last letter.
[93]
HORIZONTAL
1 Grammatical figure
6 Interchange
11 A negative vote
12 First cause
14 A tetrasyllabic foot
16 The two-toed sloth
18 Fragments
20 Collection of animals
21 To charge with gas
23 Astronomical measur¬
ing instrument
25 Bull’s-eyes at archery
27 Compounds having
the same composi¬
tion
1 Encircle
2 Ordinary
3 Wend
4 Collection of interest¬
ing objects
5 Geometric figure
6 Tolerate
7 Rebels
8 Preposition
9 A soluble ferment
10 River
11 A delicate gradation
13 Lacrosse racket
15 Solicits
17 Frigid
29 Spiteful woman
31 Separation of com¬
pound words
33 Ornamental border
34 To eject legally
36 Displace
38 The Roman libra
39 A kind of indehiscent
fruit
41 Concerning
43 Indefinite nominative
44 Petitioner at law
46 A color
48 River in Germany
50 A second perusal
VERTICAL
19 Place of detention
22 Falter
24 Aftermaths
26 Cylindrical
28 A click beetle
30 Incarnation
32 Turkish hospice
35 St. Vitus’s dance
37 Month of the Jewish
year
40 Strait
42 A grooved wheel
43 A source of synthetic
indigo
52 Rather than
53 The rear
55 Layers
57 Coins minted under
Charles I
59 Tripod
61 Prefix; the same
63 Scourge
65 A field of granular
snow
66 A bid at bridge
68 An evening party
70 Gold color
71 The goober
72 A cognomen
45 Shakespearean char¬
acter; a duke
47 Sexless
49 Scene of Napoleon’s
defeat of the Aus¬
trians, 1796
51 A blood vessel
54 Penal crime
56 Ringworm
58 Inclination
60 Cry of bacchanals
62 Sip
64 Tomcat
67 Note of diatonic scale
69 Printer’s measure
[94]
Puzzle No. 91
THAT EXCLUSIVE LINOLEUM PATTERN
By Wilmer H. Koch
MR. KOCH wandered into the kitchen after a doughnut, and saw black and
white squares all over the floor. “Aha,” thought he, “like a flash, an idea!”
This is it.
[95]
HORIZONTAL
1 3.2 grains
5 Wicked
8 Supply food
13 Animal without feet
14 Rectangular piece
16 Female beast of bur¬
den
17 Father
18 Reduce
19 Series of heroic events
20 Hermit
22 Zealous
24 Constraint
1 Cloak
2 Aside
3 Cord
4 First man
5 Young children
6 Collection of sayings
7 Restrain
9 So be it
10 Narrow strip
11 Appearing gnaweu
12 Cease from motion
14 Eucharist plate
15 Depart
21 The rainbow
27 Rested
29 Every one
33 Narrow-minded peo¬
ple
35 Chart
36 Vassal
38 Rage
39 Dregs
40 Unfastens
42 Small egg
43 Handles
44 Move
46 Huge 9nake
VERTICAL
23 Actual
25 Scrutinize
26 Dress covering
27 Exists
28 Actor
30 Microscopic hair (pi.)
31 Part of a shoe (pi.)
32 Dirty
34 Knock
37 Obtain
41 A father
43 Sharpen
45 Scolds
48 Two-faced outwork
52 Hide
55 Studio
59 A game
60 Choose
62 Qualified
63 Entrance to a mine
64 Bargains
65 Furnace
66 Keep back
67 Relieved
68 Set again
46 Posts for cables on a
ship
47 Crystal-lined stone
49 Pert, to the palate
50 Lashed
51 Reigning beauty
52 To box
53 Shear
54 Repetition to learn
56 Variety of red
57 Egyptian bird
58 Hire
61 Yale
[96]
Puzzle No. 92 ADAM’S RIB
By E. Pinkerton
IF this puzzle were Adam, that central double armed cross would be his rib just
before it started turning into Eve. We observe nice fat masses of words at sides
and corners.
[97]
HORIZONTAL
1 Phrygian shepherd
37 Receptacle for ashes
76
Floating vegetation
109
Well-being
changed into a fir
38 Grecian sub-prefect
in the Nile
112
Wrath
tree
40 Obtain
77
Vapid
114
Phoenician princess
5 God of love
41 Make less bitter
78
Move
carried away by
9 Parched
44 Overmuch
79
Dissipate
Zeus
12 Domesticates
46 Pore over
81
Pert, to the eyes
116
Bronze or copper
17 Unusual
47 One
83
Federations of -work¬
117
Tottered
18 Was contiguous
48 Part of a circle
ers
121
Watering place
19 Kind of compass
50 A small hole
86
Hostelries
123
International 1 a n -
used in surveying
53 Ventilate
87
A lizard
guage
20 Considerable in de¬
55 Groups of three
89
Unit
124
Broke
gree
58 Trial impression
90
Propeller
126
Tiny
22 Rounded protuber¬
60 Loose end
92
A pledge
127
Sharp-pointed tool
ance
62 Web-footed, tailless
93
Past
129
Vedic god of the sun
23 A drop of saline
amphibian
94
One who compiles
131
Not good
fluid
64 Minor devil
material for pub¬
133
Persia
25 Domestic animal
65 Seaman
lication
135
Pert, to national sea
26 Indian tribe
67 To be obliged for
96
Placed at intervals
forces
27 To inspire deep rev¬
68 Certain
99
Japanese plant
137
Sea eagle
erence
69 In the direction of
100
Implore
138
Brittle, salty biscuit
29 Bordered
71 Writer of a kind of
102
Barrier
139
Languish
31 Exist
plaintive verse
104
Abaft
140
Irascible
33 Small mound of
74 To seek something
105
Tree
141
Be conscious of
earth
lofty
107
Males
142
Those snaky fish
34 Goddess of the moon
143
A donkey
VERTICAL
1 Hundred-eyed son of
30 Enlarged
61
To adjust
98 Make less light
Zeus
32 Rodent
63
Pants
101 That overworked
2 Acid
35 Essential self
66
Once more
Australian bird
3 Instruments for pre¬
36 Elude
68
A small shoot or
103 The southwest wind
serving the form
38 To implant deeply
twig
106 The papal court
of shoes
39 Demure
70
Regret
108 The land where the
4 An affirmative
42 Marry
72
Edge
sandman lives
6 Took its way
43 A discriminating
73
A high wave
110 The bay tree
7 Wind instrument
sense of hearing
75
Wickedness
111 A judicial inquest
8 Quiet
45 Imbecile
79
The moon
112 To chill
9 Heedful
46 Expression of exal¬
80
One who meanly ad¬
113 A piece of property
10 Long, slender plant
tation
mires wealth or
114 Merits
11 Mountain near an¬
47 Intention
social position
115 An effervescent drink
cient Troy
49 A female quadruped
81
One of a tribe of
118 Possess
13 Flurry
51 Case for small ar¬
Algonquin Indians
119 A king of Israel
14 Merriment
ticles
82
Idler
120 A narrow passage
15 Comfort
52 A kind of molding
84
Solemn affirmation
122 Unadulterated
16 Smooth
54 Smoothing
85
To shut close
124 A tiresome person
21 Ancient coin men¬
56 Full of perforations
88
Falsehood
125 A large plant
tioned in the Bible
57 Person with a pow¬
91
Deed
128 Staff
22 Immediate knowl¬
erful voice
94
A nymph who was
130 Still
edge
58 Noblemen of high
changed into a
132 Open
24 Tap
rank
fountain
134 Total
25 The brave
59 A marked character¬
95
Metal-bearing rock
136 Imitate
28 Saturated
istic
97
Equality as to value
[98]
Puzzle No. 93
IN THE CLOVER PATCH
By Minerva
A SPLENDID construction, particularly in its avoidance of the bane of puzzlers —
the loose center. Minerva has not hesitated to call upon the deeps of the dic¬
tionary for her words; there are some old favorites in the patch, of course, but also
some interlopers that will serve to keep your interest for some time.
[99]
HORIZONTAL
1 Original man of
Homs
6 The first Jewish high
priest
11 A genus of Am. plants
13 A member of the
Creek Indian tribe
15 Metal for casting in
pigs
17 A game played for
stakes
18 A valley in N. W.
Argolis
20 Sooner than
21 Track of a deer
2 Tutor
3 A garden implement
4 Monitor lizard
5 Restores to existence
6 Invoke
7 An Eastern continent
8 To clothe in an odd
manner
9 Mien
10 A town in Oklahoma
12 To insinuate con¬
tempt
14 Light repast
23 One of a tribe of
Algonquians
24 In the thing or indi¬
vidual
25 Permit (3rd per.
sing.) (pi.)
27 A workman on shoes
29 Denoting the infini¬
tive
30 An exclamation of
surprise
31 Leisurely (obs.)
34 Any sirenian, esp. the
rytina
37 A pliable strip of
oxhide (So. Africa)
VERTICAL
16 Absence of removal
(rare)
19 Objective case of I
22 Natural kind or class,
esp. of animals
24 Son of Abraham and
Sarah (Bib.)
26 Sorrow
28 A beverage
31 Burning
32 Be present (obs. var.)
33 Long speech
38 Contrary to good in
a moral sense
40 A recess in the shore
41 Anything steeped in
liquid
42 A wind (musical) in¬
strument
44 A fairy queen
45 A genus of No. Am.
herbs
47 A cloud
49 Reprinting and pub¬
lishing of a work
50 Lamellirostral birds
51 Am. wild plums
34 Slope (3rd per. sing.)
(pi.)
35 Common (obs. var.)
36 A German philoso¬
pher
39 Abbr. Life Guards
42 Compounds contain¬
ing metal
43 An English mathe-
metician
46 A word of command
in driving animals
48 Hoot
f 100 ]
Puzzle No. 94
LITTLE BUT A BAD ’UN
By Frank C. White
MR. WHITE must be one of those mild-seeming people who fool you so often — •
at least that s the impression his construction gives the editor. It is little. It
looks harmless. But don t start it if you have an appointment two hours hence. But
maybe we shouldn’t give this away.
[101]
HORIZONTAL
1 Snake
4 Rainy
9 Make hum by spin¬
ning
12 Russian money
13 Steep
14 Fat
15 Notable period
16 For instance
18 Toward
19 Mend
20 Confronted
22 Lariat
23 Speck
1 Progeny of one stock
2 Pert, to us
3 Behind
4 Edible drupe
5 Ancient Biblical coun¬
try
6 Afflict
7 That
8 Release
9 Cleansing agency
10 Conduct oneself to¬
ward
11 Cat
17 Prophet
18 Follows closely
21 Discontinue
25 Pasturage
27 Impair
30 Public passages
32 Raves
35 Layer
36 Length of the forearm
39 Member of cat family
40 Country in N. Amer¬
ica
41 Legendary king
42 Legal science
44 Cause of anything
45 Set again
47 Son of Odin
VERTICAL
22 Mistress of a house¬
hold
24 Obscurity
26 Source of stability
28 Strong appetite
29 Topmost bone of
spine
31 Kind of eclipse
32 Gypsy
33 Man’s nickname
34 Distress signal
36 Cage of an elevator
37 Hurtful
38 Strain
42 Hires
43 Fancy
49 Something to follow
51 Secondary
53 A root
54 Sound
55 In such circumstances
57 Atop
59 You and I
60 Torn piece
62 Unripe
63 Ventilate
65 Product of digestion
66 Slippery fish
67 Bearing buds
68 Influenced
45 Precipitation
46 Suppose
47 Color
48 Toothed wheel
49 Sharp-pointed instru¬
ment
50 Relative
51 Precious stone
52 Sharpened
56 Raw metal
58 Fade
61 Beverage
63 Exist
64 Egyptian god
[102]
Puzzle No. 95
MODERATION
By Porter R. Lee
NEVER too much of anything is the slogan of this constructor. He gives you a
puzzle of moderate difficulty, but a set of easy words and then a terror hidden
among them like a serpent in the grass. The puzzle runs its way at an even tenor,
like an honest man’s life.
[103]
HORIZONTAL
1 Tatter
3 Dressed, as a stone
7 A color
11 Guided
13 State
14 Danger
15 Murmur
16 Jutting rock
18 Weird
20 Select set
22 Fortify
24 Jejune
25 Stranded
27 Single
28 Game at cards
29 Cone bearing tree
30 Scrutinize
32 Cereal grain
34 Craft
35 Mercenary
37 Mohammedan reli¬
gion
39 Foxy
40 Winnow
41 Darns
43 Racing boat
45 Rhythm
49 Also
50 Six angled figure
53 Throw
54 Wander
56 Cad
57 Desire
58 Rake
59 Plunder
60 Squeeze
61 Planet
62 Silicate of magnesia
63 Note
65 Battering engine
67 Chinese coin
69 Voter
71 Earthwork
73 Newness
75 Invisible fluid
76 Dromedary
78 Meadow
79 Grain
82 Java pepper
84 Cleanser
86 Iniquity
88 Bark
89 Vassal
91 Exclude
92 Trick
93 Disturbance
94 Become acclivitous
97 Protrude
98 Roadhouse
99 Lance
101 Extreme
104 Sore
106 Bond
107 A relative
108 Wing-shaped
109 Edible tuber
110 Toughen
111 Hydrocarbon — rad¬
ical
112 At a distance
1 Groove
2 Torniquet
3 Compensation
4 Unit of measure
5 Pithy phrase
6 Ruminant
7 Stead
8 Sickness
9 Likely
10 Hint
11 Grassy plains
12 To fade
17 Scent
19 Precipitation
21 Poem
23 True
26 Bovine
28 Coniferous tree
29 Enclose
31 Earnest
33 Process of washing
ores
VERTICAL
35 Large wagon
36 Permit
37 A universal language
38 Amalgamate
40 Sailing vessel of the
Mediterranean
42 Fop
44 Cotton fabric
46 Pertaining to the ear
47 Clown
48 Mistake
50 Not divine
51 Nepaul antelope
52 Charge
55 Tomfoolery
56 Vehicle
62 Heavy corded pile
fabric
63 Large drinking bowl
64 Zzzzzzz
66 Grinder
68 Reclining
70 Neuralgia
71 Tap
72 Nib
74 Irritate
76 Mythical being, half
man, half horse
77 Small lug
80 Doubtful story
81 Name of era
83 Foundation
85 Bluster
86 Hasten
87 Bit
90 Exist
95 Bird of prey
96 Whine
98 Evergreen vine
99 Kind of snow shoe
100 Write
102 Beam
103 Total
105 Tumor
[ 104]
Puzzle No. 96
JUST FOR TWO!
By Charley Cinderclass and Stoney Lonesome
THESE two contributors send in Cross Words by the dozen, so you can imagine
what splendid vocabularies they must have. This is one of their best, and it’s
not an easy one, either.
[105]
HORIZONTAL
1 A play
6 Certify
11 A dandy
12 Tackle
14 A state
15 To content
17 Melodies
19 Com bination of
things
21 Exposes
23 Cover
25 Reproachful expres¬
sion
26 Sincere
28 An ancestor
29 Later
31 Loiters
32 From
34 Rates
36 Window
38 Upon
39 Sprightly
1 Invents
2 Obscurity
3 For example
4 Transaction
5 An edible root
6 Ejaculation
7 Measure
8 Toward
9 Sparkling decoration
10 Weeds
11 Back
13 A rabble
14 Wave-like molding
16 Expressing consent
17 Agreement
18 Withered
20 Illumined
21 Hillside (Scot.)
22 Position
24 Lofty nest
27 Otherwise
29 A minor planet
41 A jot
43 Continent
44 Man’s name
46 A stamp
47 Scorches
48 Obtuse
50 Mexican gum tree
51 End
53 Siesta
54 Inquire
55 Rabbit
57 A title
58 A rule
59 Ceremony
60 Away from
63 A strong horse
66 Distant
68 Luminary
69 A stipulation
71 Vigilant
73 Affirmative
75 Sidle
VERTICAL
30 Flowers
33 Disappoint
35 Lament
37 Sport enclosure
38 Greasy
40 Discontinuing
42 Serpent
43 Girl’s name
45 Stream beds
47 Scatter
49 Acclamation
52 To rest
56 Simpleton
59 Rough
60 Side glance
61 Repast
62 To cook
63 Vehicle
64 Oily fruit
65 Miners’ pickax
67 Ribbed - appearing
fabric
77 Destroy
78 Stay
79 Observe
80 Ourselves
81 Ravishes
83 Mercenary
85 Pair (abbr.)
86 Finished
87 Annoy
91 Passenger car
93 Deduces
96 Constituent of soap
97 Part
99 Smooth fabric
100 Generous
103 Conceals
104 Make of auto
105 Sharp
106 Floating ice
108 Propeller
109 Derisive expressions
110 Clothes protectors
68 Conduits
70 Species of poplar
72 Yearly income
74 Singing sea nymphs
76 Wearing away
79 Exaltation
82 Soon
84 Curve
86 Engagements
88 European river
89 Expressing assent
90 Slave
92 Fabulously rich man
94 Spike
95 Innuendo
97 Puddle
98 Above
101 Poss. pronoun
102 State (abbr.)
105 Cerium (chem.)
107 Denoting hesitation
[106]
ruzzLENo. 97 A CRISS CROSS
By Jack Barrett
ONLY eight unkeyed letters in this, so you’ll jolly well have to fill in every white
square before the struggle is over. You may chew an inch off your pencil
before you finish, though.
HORIZONTAL
1 Bribery
5 At the place
10 Mass of caked metal
15 Musical instrument
16 Treasure
17 Recess
19 Fabric
21 Urchins
22 Young feline
23 Prophet
24 Husk
26 Relative
28 Devoured
29 On ocean
31 Pour
33 Council of judges
34 Character in Genesis
35 Number again
37 Insect
39 Beverage
42 Abyssinian noble
43 Claims
45 Offspring
47 Snow (combining
form)
49 Redistributes
51 Mobile colorless liq¬
uid
54 Equip
55 Descend
57 Succors
59 Girl’s name
60 Bewail
61 Greedy
62 Unit of square meas¬
ure
63 Depression
64 Deciduous tree
65 Copied
67 Staff (Scotch)
69 Man’s name
70 Moldings (arch.)
72 Struck
75 A drug
77 Vehicle
79 Long
80 One
82 Jeopardy
84 Animal
85 Silences
88 Examine minutely
90 Singer
92 Ruler
94 Part of boat
96 Tense of Greek verb
(abbr.)
97 Extinct bird
99 End
101 Evil
102 A saint
104 Color
107 Dimness of vision
109 Disinfectant
110 Ant
111 Partner
112 Missile
113 Made of tape
114 German composer
VERTICAL
1 Units of liquid meas¬
ure
2 Sword
3 Equal quantity
(med.)
4 Great General
5 Cetacean
6 Pronoun
7 Periods
8 Part of structure
9 Composition
11 One
12 Illuminated
13 Series of eights
14 Greek letter
15 Hymn
18 Injection
20 Machines
22 Joints
25 Hire
27 Receptacle
30 Pertaining to atmos¬
phere
32 Domestic
33 Volcano
34 Relative
36 Arrive
38 Indigence
40 Ventures forth
41 Multitudes
43 Wittily
44 Loosen
46 Cut
47 Engraving
48 Reflection
49 Strays
50 Procreated
52 Pertaining to the
sun
53 Indian princes
56 Strike
58 Retreat
65 Persian gold coin
66 Bridge
68 Adroitness
71 Unbroken
73 Qoat
74 Exclamation of con¬
tempt
76 Vegetable
78 Savory smell
80 Pertaining to gold
81 Afloat
82 Ecclesiastical d i s -
trict
83 Top
85 Bleat
86 Member of Asiatic
race
87 Artificial compound
89 Warm coverings
91 Emit
93 Harsh
95 Avid
97 Playtoy
98 Irregular mass
100 Halting
103 Deer
105 Masc. prop, name
106 Contest
108 Loiter
[108]
Puzzle No. 98
A NINE-CELLED HIVE
By Edith S. Iseman
THERE is plenty of verbal honey in the nine divisions of this construction, and
your search is not likely to result in any stings. The central interlock, perhaps,
might he improved upon, hut there! We have built puzzles ourselves, and know
what the constructor is up against.
[109]
HORIZONTAL
1 A leopard
4 To bite, crunch
8 Appears
13 Trained
17 Sooner than
18 A small job
20 Encounters
22 Metal-bearing rock
23 To search to the
bottom
24 Wholly engrossed
25 A fish of pike kind
27 To abound
28 Obligation
29 A short musket
31 Last king of ancient
Troy
33 Personal chattel for¬
feited to the crown
35 First
36 One who makes a
legal grant
38 Passageway
39 To undermine
40 A day laborer
41 The kingdom o f
Persia
42 Small artificial ele¬
vation
43 Support
46 Knick-knacks
48 Screens
51 Word of denial
52 Range of rocks un¬
der water
54 Tidy
56 You
57 A perforated block
59 Fragment
60 Pen for swine
62 To spill
64 Group
65 Characterizing i n -
gredient of com¬
mon clay
67 Precipitous
69 Heavy hide whip
71 Siestas
72 Pens for animals
73 Course
74 Ancient galley
77 To censure as faulty
78 Having two shells
81 Belonging to him
82 Coarse heavy friezes
84 Tumor
85 A division
86 Tropical climbing
plant
87 Above
89 Implement
91 Strong taste
93 Note of scale
94 Reduce to a lower
grade
97 Composed of states
100 Thoroughfare
103 Period preceding im¬
portant event
104 A very small dis¬
tance
105 Pieced out
106 Female bird
108 Short for well bred
man
110 Helped
112 Broken coat of grain
114 Dreads
117 Chief minister of
Ahasuerus (Bib.)
118 Advance
120 Three (prefix)
121 To gather
123 Genus homo
124 Floating ice
125 Neckwear
126 Design
127 Specific quality
129 Delays
130 Kindled
131 Caesurea
132 Tent
133 Clownish fellows
134 Snakelike fish
VERTICAL
1 Fresh and salt water
26 Proportion
60 Disseminate
95 Headaches
fish
30 Plait
61 Be eager
96 Purports
2 An air sung by sin¬
31 Firm in resisting
63 Establish
98 Revery
gle voice
32 Early part of day
64 Miserably
99 Military defense
3 Quell
(pl.)
66 Disfigure
101 Pangs
4 Melody
34 Gloomy
67 Sward
102 Dignify
5 Expectancy
36 Fur-bearing animal
68 A fold
107 Fragrant oil
6 Skill
37 Grates
70 Bleat
109 Negotiate
7 Personal pronoun
43 East Indian coin
74 Dull sound
111 So be it
9 Part of "to be”
44 Moving spirit
75 Mellow
112 Part of the face
10 Soaked
45 Change
76 Self
113 Thrashes
11 Destitution
47 Mediate
78 Anathema
115 Large lake
12 Macerate
48 Cleanings
79 Urn
116 Preserve
14 Revolved
49 Observes narrowly
80 Give vent to
118 Cabal
15 Ireland
50 A son of Adam
83 Long seats
119 Work
16 Actions
(Bib.)
85 Fenced off
122 Sharp sound
18 Makes brittle
53 Epoch
88 Wanderer
124 A disease
19 Worthless
55 Same
90 Scotch city
128 Concerning
21 Sleek
58 N. African country
91 Captured
129 It is well
25 Admit
59 Young pigeon
92 A cosmetic
Puzzle No. 99
HIS PRIDE AND JOY
By Arthur J. Goldberg
FOR a second attempt (“My first you will never see,” says Mr. Goldberg) this
is really quite a wonder. It is hard enough to confuse even you experts and
yet all the words are 100 per cent American — or should be!
[Ill]
I Sanction
5 East Indian revenue
collector
9 Reluctant
13 Miller’s-thumb (fish)
1 7 Pilfer
18 List
19 Largest known toad
20 Bird of thrush family
22 Large drinking cup
23 Drained
24 Persia
25 Pert, to the gums
27 Bow-like form
28 Knavish tricks
30 Coiling organ of climb¬
ing plant
32 Climbing shrub
33 Insoluble residue
35 Know or knows (obs.)
36 Boggy land
37 Asiatic country
38 Ancient Greek dialect
40 Aro m a t i c medicinal
leaves
44 Indefinite
47 Corner
48 Black
50 Presently
51 Early Teutonic
tenure
52 Drinking vessel
53 Provident
57 Piece of needlework
59 Located
63 In an unbalanced state
64 A charm (obs.)
66 French given name,
male
67 Sward
68 Holly
69 East Indian cotton
fabric
70 Precedence
72 Outfit
73 Small gastropod of
gardens
74 East Indian plant used
ip making hats
75 Allowance in addition
to tare
76 Sterile
78 Unqualified
80 Tiller
81 Pass swiftly
82 Islet
83 Pastry forms
S7 Serving tray
90 Genus of orchids
93 Narrow opening
97 Presently (obs.)
98 A little while (Scot.)
99 Scar (obs.)
1 01 Part of type face pro¬
jecting beyond the
shank
102 Dark or purplish brown
color
103 Pale brown color
104 Gibbon of the Malay
peninsula
105 Tricky (slang)
107 Long inlet with dimin¬
ishing depth
xo8 Presently
109 Ceremonial saddle
horse
in Wooded land
113 Inflate
1 15 Dandy
1 16 Spanish gypsy dance
117 Mohammedan cleric
1 19 Roumanian coin
120 Domain
123 Brush of twigs for
sweeping
124 Pert, to the nostrils
HORIZONTAL
land
1 French hackney coach
2 Breed
3 Maple
4 Fling
5 Mayflower
6 Pigmentary nzevus
7 Roman highway
8 Title of nobility
9 Immature pollack
(Scot.)
10 Hideous being
1 1 Malayan for Sahib
12 Small number
13 Bear
14 Lounge
15 Subdivision of ancient
Greek elan
16 Sarcastic
17 Untamed
21 Pert, to snow (obs.)
22 Balm (obs.)
26 Flat-headed inflores¬
cence
29 Irregular lump
31 Arikara Indian
34 East Indian tree
yielding a pungent
oil
37 Torment
39 16th century clock in
the form of a ship
41 Kind of lettuce
42 Venerable
43 Destroy a creation
44 Spiral architectural or¬
nament
45 Addle (obs.)
46 Pikelike fish
47 Aught (obs.)
49 Fine silk net
52 Small gnat
53 Fling
54 Axillary
55 Part
56 Willingly
58 Food prepared from
taro root
59 Bitter
60 Plant of lily family
61 Divulge
62 Test (slang)
65 Mechanical device to
regulate flow
67 Dawdle (dial.)
71 Dig
73 Adhere
Rope to hoist a yard
Near (Scot.)
83 Furtive glance
84 South American Indian
tribe
85 Earl (obs.)
86 Sniff
87 Food made from or¬
chid tubers
88 At a distance
89 Redemption price
90 Enact
91 Plant of the iris fam¬
ily
92 Gastropod with spiral
shell
93 Thin flexible blade
94 Crescent-shaped geo¬
metrical figure
95 Venerated image
96 Incline
100 Suffix denoting juris¬
diction
105 Not concerted (raus.)
106 Enigma (obs.)
no Gypsy
1 1 1 Genus of cattle
1 12 Attention
VERTICAL
77
79
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126 Sound of metals struck
together
130 Otherwise
13 1 Insane
132 Trifle
134 Inland sea, Asiatic
Russia
135 Pluto
136 Venezuelan coin
140 Speak rapidly and in¬
distinctly
144 Chemical suffix of a
binary compound
145 Heavenly
147 European cedar pro¬
ducing medicinal oil
148 European bivalve used
as food
149 Alarm bell
15 1 Biblical patriarch
152 Star in Pegasus con¬
stellation
153 Genus of the olives
154 Ethyl oxide
155 Perennial plant with a
single wooded stem
156 Inhabitant of. the Kur¬
land peninsula
157 Small river duck
158 Check
1 14 Dry (French)
1 16 Slender stalk
1 18 Violent wind of South¬
ern France
120 Interpret (obs.)
12 1 Ignore
122 Agreement
123 Mine (Cornwall)
125 Small house
127 Sprung up
128 Time of greatest de¬
pression
129 Secluded narrow valley
131 Bale of raw silk
133 Become exhausted
(colloq.)
136 Shade of blue
137 Web of a feather
138 Passage
139 Despoiled
140 Blemish
14 1 Whimper
142 Carbamide
143 Routine
146 Conjunction
150 Greek letter
Puzzle No. 100
A HARD NUT TO CRACK
By J. T. D.
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